WOMEN À LA MODE
A Memoir of Writing a Book about Feminists in Paris
Stuck for answers in the States, she embarked on an impulsive journey to France. What she found would redefine femme forever.
New York, 2009. Augustine Blaisdell had big dreams of helping women become more visible. So with her application for a Fulbright Grant rejected and her job ending, the passionate feminist happily answered an ad for an apartment exchange in Paris. Unable to speak the language and hardly knowing what she hoped to discover, she arrived in the City of Lights and began tutelage with a friend of the legendary Simone de Beauvoir.
Introduced to some of France’s leading female thinkers and like-minded ex-pats, Blaisdell discovered herself and seized womanhood along the banks of the Seine. But as she was mapping out what independence truly meant, she was caught off-guard by the rush of a whirlwind Parisian romance…
In this heartfelt account of her fresh start in a city renowned for its powerful female force, Blaisdell relates how her leap of faith brought together multiple passions. And in a compelling work of art that celebrates femininity through the eyes of her enlightening voyage, you’ll be swept away by beautiful, authentic, and emancipating emotions that will touch your soul.
WOMEN À LA MODE is a deeply personal memoir and a fascinating exploration of the feminist zeitgeist. If you like insightful observations, captivating real-life characters, and serious issues sensitively addressed, then you’ll love Augustine Blaisdell’s delightfully provocative narrative.
Me and my mentor, Claudine Monteil, author and dear friend of Simone de Beauvoir.
“I love this book! Women À La Mode is not just a memoir about women. It’s a book that encompasses all of life.”
“Women À La Mode celebrates the power of intergenerational female friendship, showing us how these bonds can bring us together and carry us into a bright future.”
