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Reviewed by Karen Pirnot for Readers' Favorite
Some people learn about themselves from self-help books or by getting through a tough situation or by talking with a friend. In We'll Always Have Paris, author Jennifer Coburn shows us that traveling and experiencing life through different eyes and ears can help us to overcome negative and unresolved feelings of disappointment, loss and abandonment. Jennifer takes her daughter Katie to Paris when Katie is but a child. Through Katie's eyes and through a determination to try to understand her father's purpose in life and his early death, Jennifer gradually unfolds the mystery of her own refusal to fully engage in life. She begins to understand that every situation is worked through multiple times and that resolution comes in many ways and through many trials of success and error.
I particularly loved the way We'll Always Have Paris was both a travelogue and a personal journey of exploration. Author Coburn gave the reader insights into her relationship with her musician father and she also gave us critical peeks into her own personality make-up. Coburn used a keen travel eye to take herself to places in which learning was available. And, with learning, came the movement essential to a more healthy approach to life. By learning patience and by learning to ease up on her own self-expectations, the author gave herself and her daughter a valuable tool in approaching life in general. As she so astutely remarked, you oftentimes need to put aside looking outward for explanations as most of the times, the solutions are found within. This is a memoir which will appeal to anyone wishing to live a life focused on living rather than on the fear of dying.
