Jayne Tuttle is the author of Paris or Die (2019) and My
Sweet Guillotine (2022). Paris or Die was developed into
a solo theatre show with director John Bolton and performed in 2021
and 2022 in a variety of venues including La Mama in
Melbourne. Jayne graduated from the École Internationale de
Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in 2006 and went on to live and work in
France as an actor, voice-over artist, playwright, translator and
bilingual copywriter. Jayne was awarded the Eric Dark Flagship
Fellowship in 2021 from the Varuna Writer’s House. She co-owns
The Bookshop at Queenscliff in coastal Victoria.
‘By turns madcap and heart-breaking, Paris or Die is a witty and
wise reflection on the power of cities to help us become ourselves.
I devoured it and I can’t wait to read more from my new favorite
writer.’ – Lauren Elkin, author of Flâneuse: Women Walk the
City
'A vivid memoir of damage, grace and healing which manages to be
funny, irreverent and moving all at once.' – Luke Davies,
author of Candy, Totem, script writer of Lion
‘Jayne Tuttle’s writing is a delicious delight.’ – Christos
Tsiolkas, author of Damascus, Merciless Gods, Barracuda, The
Slap
‘An electric rollercoaster ride through the streets of Paris, this
is also a moving memoir of love, exploration and loss – at times
utterly joyful, at times gut-wrenching and always fierce and
beautifully written.’ – Jemma Birrell, artistic director of
Sydney Writers’ Festival, 2012–2016
‘I was entranced from start to finish. A tantalising tour through
the life of a young, spontaneous, in love, in lust, foreigner whose
inimitable joie de vivre opens her to a Paris that yields its local
charms, its particular customs and its unexpected dangers …’
– Martine Murray, author of The Last Summer of Ada Bloom, How
to Make a Bird
‘A riveting, moving, funny and at times shocking memoir about a
young Australian woman whose dream journey to the city of light
turns into a nightmare. I loved it.’ – Jennifer Higgie, writer
and editor Frieze magazine
‘Moving, raw and more than a little bit sexy, I practically inhaled
this book about a woman determined to grab on to art, love and life
with everything she’s got in the world’s most romantic city.’
– Rachel Power, author of The Divided Heart: Art and
Motherhood
‘Joyous, sexy and compelling … a wonderful read.’ – Paddy
O’Reilly, author of Peripheral Vision, The Wonders
'Tuttle, a writer, actor and charismatically charming first-time
author, takes us on quite a journey. Her writing is pitch-perfect
and pacy – very, very funny at times, and raw and affecting at
others.' – Linda Jaivin, The Saturday Paper
‘A latter-day Bonjour Tristesse.’ – Steve Carroll, Sydney
Morning Herald / The Age
‘A witty and observant raconteur, and merciless chronicler of her
own foibles, she’s like the love child of David Sedaris and Helen
Garner.’ – Linda Jaivin, The Saturday Paper
‘A love letter to Paris: not the idealised city Tuttle had imagined
it to be, but a real and imperfect place where she feels “alive,
more alive than ever before”’ – Gemma Nisbet, The West
Australian
‘A rollicking yarn that is humorous, poignant and sexy, and always
evocative of Paris.’ – Graham Erbacher, The Australian
‘Tuttle’s honesty and raw self-exposure creeps on you, as does
her own near-death experience.’ – Wendy Mason, The Herald
Sun
‘Beautifully written with an unfiltered lens, Paris or Die is
gritty, funny and heartbreakingly real.’ – Emily Harms, The
Wheeler Centre
By turns madcap and heart-breaking, Paris or Die is a witty and
wise reflection on the power of cities to help us become ourselves.
I devoured it and I can’t wait to read more from my new favorite
writer.
*Lauren Elkin, author of Flâneuse: Women Walk the City*
Jayne Tuttle’s writing is a delicious delight.
*Christos Tsiolkas, author of Damascus, Merciless Gods, Barracuda,
The Slap*
An electric rollercoaster ride through the streets of Paris, this
is also a moving memoir of love, exploration and loss – at times
utterly joyful, at times gut-wrenching and always fierce and
beautifully written.
*Jemma Birrell, artistic director of Sydney Writers’ Festival,
2012–2016*
I was entranced from start to finish. A tantalising tour through
the life of a young, spontaneous, in love, in lust, foreigner whose
inimitable joie de vivre opens her to a Paris that yields its local
charms, its particular customs and its unexpected dangers …
*Martine Murray, author of The Last Summer of Ada Bloom, How to
Make a Bird*
A riveting, moving, funny and at times shocking memoir about a
young Australian woman whose dream journey to the city of light
turns into a nightmare. I loved it.
*Jennifer Higgie, writer and editor Frieze magazine*
Moving, raw and more than a little bit sexy, I practically inhaled
this book about a woman determined to grab on to art, love and life
with everything she’s got in the world’s most romantic city.
*Rachel Power, author of The Divided Heart: Art and Motherhood*
Joyous, sexy and compelling … a wonderful read.
*Paddy O’Reilly, author of Peripheral Vision, The Wonders*
Tuttle, a writer, actor and charismatically charming first-time
author, takes us on quite a journey. Her writing is pitch-perfect
and pacy – very, very funny at times, and raw and affecting at
others.
*Linda Jaivin, The Saturday Paper*
A latter-day Bonjour Tristesse.
*Steve Carroll, Sydney Morning Herald / The Age*
A witty and observant raconteur, and merciless chronicler of her
own foibles, she’s like the love child of David Sedaris and Helen
Garner.
*Linda Jaivin, The Saturday Paper*
A love letter to Paris: not the idealised city Tuttle had imagined
it to be, but a real and imperfect place where she feels “alive,
more alive than ever before”
*Gemma Nisbet, The West Australian*
A rollicking yarn that is humorous, poignant and sexy, and always
evocative of Paris.
*Graham Erbacher, The Australian*
Tuttle’s honesty and raw self-exposure creeps on you, as does
her own near-death experience.
*Wendy Mason, The Herald Sun*
Beautifully written with an unfiltered lens, Paris or Die is
gritty, funny and heartbreakingly real.
*Emily Harms, The Wheeler Centre*
Ask a Question About this Product More... |