Adore October 2021

photography and charming text. Her nine months of soul searching and eventual permanent move to the Crescent City are beautifully chronicled. The limited edition book is the first to be published by Crescent City Press, the new imprint that Deb founded here. As she notes, "My desire is to identify and inspire, through publishing, the overflowing cache of talent throughout my adopted city of New Orleans and neighboring regions." This title will only be sold in small bookstores, boutiques, and museum shops here and in Paris. It's the story of quiet meandering on narrow streets and footpaths, days spent wandering through secret gardens, and solitary afternoons lingering at sidewalk cafés. Her captivating depiction of the shops, food stalls, and elegant dining tables send me on my own little French leave. Deb shot and edited all of the photography herself on an iPhone, allowing her to capture the delicious small details and unplanned moments of everyday Parisian life. A treasure trove of antique silver, fine porcelain, fading painted finishes, and chipping gilt are "a movable feast" as Hemingway would say. I especially love her description of navigating the food markets where

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