Alice B. Toklas Is Missing
Alice B. Toklas Is Missing by Robert Archambeau, published by Regal House Publishing, LLC in 2023, is a historical fiction novel set against the vibrant backdrop of jazz-age Paris. The story follows young Midwesterner Ida Caine, who arrives in the city with her husband Teddy, an aspiring writer eager to immerse himself in the artistic scene. As Teddy becomes involved with Gertrude Stein’s influential salon, Ida finds herself sidelined, grappling with her own artistic ambitions. The narrative takes a turn when Alice B. Toklas mysteriously vanishes, prompting Stein to enlist Teddy in the investigation, only for him to disappear as well.
Readers will find themselves drawn into a world filled with the complexities of artistic ambition and personal relationships. As Ida embarks on a quest to uncover the truth behind the disappearances, she navigates a landscape rich with Surrealist rituals, Tarot card readings, and the hidden depths of Paris, including its catacombs. Along the way, she encounters T.S. Eliot, leading to an unexpected connection as they work together to unravel the mystery. This edition spans 274 pages and is presented in English, offering a glimpse into the intertwining lives of artists in 20th-century France.
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Jazz-age Paris was the center of the artistic and literary world, and the center of the center was Gertrude Stein’ s salon, where the famous and aspiring creative talents gathered to gawk at Stein’ s Picassos and vie for status. Young Midwesterner Ida Caine arrives in Paris with her husband Teddy, a would-be Hemingway who thinks he can adventure first and write later. When Teddy falls in with the Stein set, he brings Ida to the salon, where she is shunted into a corner with the wives of famous men. She burns with resentment and wonders if she can ever develop into a real artist herself. A few days later, Gertrude Stein’ s partner Alice B. Toklas vanishes.Stein calls upon Teddy to investigate. Soon after, he vanishes. Forced to seek out her missing husband, Ida follows his trail through a milieu including strange Surrealist rituals, Tarot card readings, and the catacombs beneath the city. She falls in with a young American poet, T.S. Eliot. An unlikely passion grows while they seek answers to the shocking disappearances.
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