THE WOMAN FROM LYON// FIVE STAR REVIEW from Daniel Pope
is a voyage through luxurious settings in France and beyond, a life of private planes, yachts, boutique hotels and Michelin-starred restaurants. At the same time, it's a story of head-over-heels love (accompanied by some daring sex scenes) between Steven and Marisol-an American musician and a French/Spanish beauty with an
aristocratic background and a dazzling array of talents and accomplishments.
Add to this knowing commentary on music, art, European history and class and cultural differences (and even observations on geopolitics and French
imperialism in West Africa).
With Steven's first-person narration, the character of Marisol assumes almost divine status. Throughout, there is a sense that the fortuitous intersection of Steven and Marisol's lives marks a special kind of giddy romantic bliss, but at the same time there's an intimation of tragedy as a counterpoint to their happiness.
Marisol is quite a woman, and this is quite a story!
