Forgiving Paris: A Novel

Ashley Baxter Blake and her husband are planning an anniversary trip to Paris, but Ashley is reluctant. Over twenty years earlier, she made a serious mistake in that city—one she has never forgiven herself for—and she carries secrets she fears may be revealed. Shortly before the trip, Ashley receives a call from her niece Jessie, who mentions that her French boyfriend's mother remembers working at a bakery with an American named Ashley. When Alice and Ashley meet, both women experience a flood of memories. For Ashley, this reconnection brings back recollections of a reckless affair and an unexpected pregnancy. For Alice, it recalls the night she nearly ended her own life. Their reunion raises the possibility that faith, healing, and closure might finally be within reach—and that Ashley may at last be able to forgive herself and her past in Paris.