Edith de Belleville – Author & “Guide-Conférencière”
“La Vie Parisienne. Paris through art, literature & history”
For more than 20 years Edith worked as a lawyer but wanted to study about her passion, Paris and it’s incredible history. She decided to be a lawyer during the week and a guide on the week-end. But she wanted to become a real guide, a professional, licensed guide like the ones you would find at Le Louvre or Le Chateau de Versailles.
At 50 years of age, Edith returned to University with the goal of receiving her “Licence de Guide Conférencière.” This was not easy! But it was worth all the hard work because she studied the history of art, of France and of Paris as well as the history of French literature.
As a Parisienne, Edith had always been interested in the stories of other Parisiennes from the past such as Christine de Pisan, Madame de Montespan, Josephine de Beauharnais, George Sand and Sarah Bernhardt. With the help of her Parisien editor, she was able to publish her book and share her passion for these extraodinary, inspiring women to whom she dedicated her book Belles et Rebelles.
Edith’s new book, written in English, is Parisian Life: Adventures in the City of Light. It’s about the life of a Parisian woman who is a tour guide in Paris who likes art, literature & history.
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