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Overview

Nicole-Marie Handy has loved all things French since she was a child. After the death of her best friend, determined to get out of her rut, she goes to Paris, leaving behind a marriage proposal. While there, Nicole chances upon an old photo of her father-lovingly inscribed, in his hand, to a woman Nicole has never heard of. What starts as a vacation quickly becomes an investigation into his relationship to this mystery woman.

Moving back and forth in time between the sparkling Paris of today and the jazz-fueled city filled with expatriates in the 1950s, Passing Love is the story of two women dealing with lost love, secrets, and betrayal...and how the City of Light may hold all of the answers.

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It’s midnight in Paris, now and in the mid–20th century, in Luckett’s second novel (after Searching for Tina Turner). In this dreamy and lyrical paean to all things French, a restless African-American woman with a French name (Nicole-Marie Roxane, 56), shucks routine and expectations to live out her dream of traveling to Paris. But her exotic getaway turns into a relentless search for a beautiful woman known to Nicole only from an old photo, Ruby Garrett, whose race and connection to her father are both mysterious. In alternating narratives, Nicole uncovers secrets long held by her difficult parents, as the ferociously independent Ruby describes the freewheeling Paris of the early 1950s, where ambitious black musicians found an appreciative audience and colorblind acceptance. Luckett skips surprisingly smoothly across six decades as the narrative unfolds the mystery of Nicole’s identity. But the mystery is hardly the point: Luckett weaves a fascinating portrait of women of color who defy family and tradition to follow love and chase success. Ruby’s unflinching, unapologetic choices—even her lies about her race—unsettle Nicole. But Ruby is equally puzzled that Nicole would choose the ordinary over adventure. In the end, it’s the soulful, headstrong, romantic Ruby whose passion resonates in this story of discovery and acceptance. (Jan. 25)
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A woman of a certain age works through a late-in-life crisis by heading for her dream city of Paris in this second novel by Luckett. Nicole-Marie Handy loved speaking French with her father when she was a child. Nicole used to dig through her parents' cedar chest when they were out, pulling out the worn blue book of French words and reading them over and over. Later, she would speak phrases she memorized with him, but one day the book disappeared, and Nicole grew up to marry and move on with her life. Now, in her mid-50s, divorced with an off-again/on-again married lover and spurred on by the death of a close friend, she decides to fulfill a lifelong dream and spend a month in Paris. What she finds there changes her life, but it takes time to unravel the mystery of the photo she finds in an old book taken from a carton filled with literature by and about African-Americans. Fortunately for Nicole, she meets a man who can help her trace the photo. Interwoven with Nicole's story is that of Ruby, a sultry Mississippi beauty who succumbs to love and desire and deserts the stultifying subservience that defines Mississippi during World War II. Tired of the Jim Crow laws that make her a second-class citizen, Ruby dreams of life beyond the drudgery and despair that face her and decides to get out. When Ruby meets a dangerous older musician, Arnett, she makes her break and sets off a series of events that spill over into the lives of many others. Luckett's loving descriptions of Paris evoke the sights, smells and sounds of the City of Light. Nicole's story is one with which any woman, regardless of age or skin color, can relate, but Ruby's tale and the author's meticulous research into the Paris of the period following WWII is the real star of this novel. With the exception of a totally implausible coincidence around which the plot revolves, this book is well written and engaging, a celebration of life after 50.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780446542999
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
  • Publication date: 1/25/2012
  • Pages: 306
  • Sales rank: 101,172
  • Product dimensions: 5.25 (w) x 8.50 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Jacqueline E. Luckett is the author of Searching for Tina Turner. A San Francisco Bay Area native, she lives in Oakland, California. For more information, and to read her blog, you can visit www.JacquelineLuckett.com.

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  • Posted February 25, 2012

    Great read, very entertaining

    I really enjoyed this book but I have a working knowledge of French. Someone that does not understand French may not enjoy it as much because no translation is offered when French is used. I do not think the inability to translate the French phases and small conversations detracted from the story. I do think that since I know some French and understood a good portion of it, it might have been more appealing to me.

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  • Posted March 7, 2012

    Nicole Hardy’s story initially seems to follow that of mos

    Nicole Hardy’s story initially seems to follow that of most—she has a dream that life tells her must be deferred. Rather than put off her heart’s desire to appease another she follows through with the deathbed pledge made to her best friend and travels to Paris.

    Her mind is filled with the adventures she will have. What she didn’t count on was the chance discovery of a picture of her father in a photo shop, or that discovery leading her into a world of long ago. Most of all, Nicole had no idea that her unselfish indulgence would uncover a secret that would change her world.

    Passing Love is a well-written and compelling read that combines the elements of family secrets with old world richness and a first class tour of Paris.

    Dr. Linda Beed / Reviewer
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