- Title: Where do you go to (The Marie-Claire Chronicles Book 1)
- Author: Jean Cerfontaine
- Genre: Fiction
- Length: 295 pages
- Publication Date: December 15, 2018
Where do you go to – Synopsis
When the young Marie-Claire wakes up in Rome, she has no idea who she is or how she got there. Her tale of adversity starts in the biting cold, her past unknown and her future uncertain. Our heroine gets adopted from the Marcigliana orphanage by a French diplomat, initiating a journey of self-discovery across post-World War II Europe. In Athens, she discovers a talent for ballet, which gets elevated to greater heights when the family moves to Moscow at the height of the Cold War. Marie-Claire blooms into a social butterfly, joining the high society in Paris and mingling in social circles with the famous singers, writers, and artists who inhabit the City of Light in the early 1960s. Her marvelous travels across Europe include adventurous summer vacations in the French Riviera, weekends at the family country estate in Chantilly and winters in snowy St Moritz.
Interspersed with the coming of age tale of her young life, is her attendance of an embassy party in Paris as a young woman in 1965. Now a student at the Sorbonne, Marie-Claire meets up with figures from her past in the Soviet embassy and faces a painful reminder of an event which forever changed her life in Moscow
The epic account of Marie-Claire’s life is an enthralling literary adaptation of Peter Sarstedt’s famous song, celebrating 50 years since he won the 1969 Ivor Novello award for “Where do you go to (my lovely)?” The mystery of her origins is finally uncovered, revealing the tragic time prior to that cold night in Rome, bringing an unexpected end to her persistent nightmares and morning tears.
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Jean Cerfontaine is a debut fiction author, having previously published various non fiction pieces on Healthcare policy in the Business Day under his real identity.
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When the young Marie-Claire wakes up in Rome, she has no idea who she is or how she got there. Her tale of adversity starts in the biting cold, her past unknown and her future uncertain. Our heroine gets adopted from the Marcigliana orphanage by a French diplomat, initiating a journey of self-discovery across post-World War II Europe.
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I really enjoyed Where Do You Go To by Jean Cerfontaine. It had such a unique blend of mystery and self-exploration, and I found myself fully immersed in Marie-Claire’s journey. The way the story moves through different European settings is captivating, and it feels like you’re traveling with her. There’s a nice balance of emotional depth and intriguing twists, and it kept me thinking long after I finished. If you’re into stories that are both heartfelt and thought-provoking, this one’s a great pick.