3. Autumn in Paris

30 April 2011

Today my friend, Erna, lend me a novel. The title is “Autumn in Paris”. It is a second book from Liana Tan. I already have read her first book “Summer in Seoul”. The first book is very nice. It is romantic and very interesting. So, when she lend me the second book, i am very happy. I really can not wait to read the book. It is not wrong. That book is pretty book.

The story is about the woman who lived in Paris. However, actually her mother is from Indonesia. Because her parents were divorced, she have to choose to live in Paris with her father. She is a radio announcer in one of the most popular radio in Paris. Her name is Tara Dupont. She is a cheerful woman and she loves autumn so much. One day, she meets with a man, Tatsuya Fujisawa, who is a architect. She knows Tatsuya because is her “brother” friend. She is really interested with him. She thinks that Tatsuya is different because he can spell her name exactly. Actually Tatsuya does not like Paris and also autumn. He thinks that Paris and autumn always remind him to his mother. His mother has passed away in autumn.

Both of them love each other. Their relationship is getting well. Until one day, when Tara’s friend celebrate her birthday party in Tara’s father club, Tatsuya meets with her father. He is very shock. Because actually Tara’s father is also his biological father.

Before Tatsuya’s mother passed away, she left a letter. She wants him give the letter to Jean Daniel Lemercier, his biological father and Tara’s father. Tatsuya is very sad know that he loves his sister. So he decides to go far from Tara. Tara who does not know what happen is trying to figure out all of it. One time, she hear her father calls Tatsuya, when she wants to ask her father, Sebastien, her friends told that Tatsuya had an accident. So she and her father immediately go to the hospital.

At the hospital, she sees her father with his friend that is a doctor. Her father tells his friend that Tatsuya is his biological son. Tara listens all that had been her father said. She is very shock even she tried to commit suicide. Fortunately Sebastien finds her and can save her. After the incident, Tatsuya decides to go back to Japan. In order that he and Tara can forget their love. After Tatsuya leaves her, Tara’s life changed drastically. There is no Tara who is very cheerful anymore. A few laters, Tara’s father gets call from someone in Japan. She told that Tatsuya had an accident, and now he is in comma. Tara and her father are very shock and they immediately go to Japan. Tatsuya’s condition is very bad. He is still comma. Seeing Tatsuya’s condition, Tara is very sad. She tried to speak with him. She believes that Tatsuya can hear her. It is right. Tatsuya shed tears when he hears Tara voice. However after that, Tatsuya pass away.

I really like this novel because it is very touching and sad. I cries a lot when i read this novel. I am very amazed with the writer. She can make such a nice and romantic at the beginning but becoming sad and tragic in the end story.