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Amy Thomas

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The United States

gender

female

website

http://startswitha.com/

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Literature & Fiction

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Amy Thomas is a writer based in Paris and New York.

It was during her junior year abroad at the American University of Paris that Amy's infatuation with the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate) blossomed into true love. But when she finished her degree at Babson College, it was to San Francisco that she moved. There, she started a career in advertising at J. Walter Thompson and Foote, Cone & Belding, working on accounts such as Levi's, Amazon and the YMCA.

Along the way, her interest in the editorial world evolved into a second career and a move to New York brought her closer to home (and Madison Avenue). While her copywriting portfolio expanded to include Redken, BMW and Dove, her magazine and newspaper writing brought her to Sydney, Dubli...more

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Amy Thomas's Blog

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Five things worth waiting in line for

Un pain aux raisins, first thing in the morning
Ou, un croissant amande
Une tranche de quiche—de préférence epinards et saumon
Clafoutis: dense, eggy, brimming with berries
Une demi baguette in the evening, warm, crunchy and doughy

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Amy Thomas's Books

Average rating: 3.51 · 1,531 ratings · 296 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors

	Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light 3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 1,531 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Detective, the Woman and the Winking Tree: A Novel of Sherlock Holmes 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Detective, the Woman and the Winking Tree: A Novel of Sherlock Holmes 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Amy Thomas

“I guess it goes to show that you just never know where life will take you. You search for answers. You wonder what it all means. You stumble, and you soar. And, if you’re lucky, you make it to Paris for a while.”
― Amy Thomas, Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light

tags: chocolate, new-york, paris

15 people liked it

“But sometimes you want things just because you think you're supposed to. And sometimes it's the things you never even knew you wanted that give your life the most meaning.”
― Amy Thomas, Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light

7 people liked it

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