All Signs Point To Paris: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Destiny

by Natasha Sizlo

Overview

“This one brims with magic... An absolute page-turner and joy to read!— Jane Green, New York Times bestselling author

A surprising astrology reading sends Natasha Sizlo—divorced, broke, freshly heartbroken, and reeling from her father’s death—on an unexpected but magical journey to France, in pursuit of a man born on a particular date in a particular place: November 2, 1968 in Paris.

It’s the cusp of Natasha Sizlo’s forty-fourth birthday. Still reeling from her disastrous divorce, she’s navigating life as a single mom and doing her best to fake it till she makes it in the cutthroat world of LA real estate. In the meantime, her ex-husband is dating a Hollywood star, and she’s just broken it off—for the hundredth and final time—with her devastatingly handsome but impossibly noncommittal French boyfriend.

Just when it seems things can’t get any worse, her beloved father is given months to live. 

So when she’s gifted a session with LA’s most sought-after astrologist, Natasha—despite being a total skeptic—figures she has nothing to lose. The reading is eerily, impossibly accurate. As her misgivings give way, Natasha can’t help but ask about her ex-boyfriend, the French man she can’t seem to get over. 

To her surprise, the astrologist tells her that he is perfect for her. His birthday and birthplace—November 2, 1968, in Paris, France—lines up with her astrological point of destiny. The word husband comes up.

Natasha is distraught. Panicked, even. Was he really The One? Was this all the big soul love she was destined for?

Then, she has a lightning bolt of an idea: her ex wasn’t the only man born on November 2, 1968, in Paris. Natasha’s real soulmate is still out there—she just has to find him.

Joined by her sister and two of her closest girlfriends and buoyed by her father’s parting message to never give up on love, Natasha flies to the City of Light, determined to take destiny into her own hands. 

Propulsive, touching, and darkly funny, All Signs Point to Paris is the story of one woman’s search for a second chance at love, with a dusting of astrological magic. Unforgettable and inspiring, Natasha’s journey reveals what can happen when you ask the universe for what you want—and are brave enough to open your heart when the answer finally comes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780358653264
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/16/2022
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	388,155
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Natasha Sizlo has written for Variety, Cosmopolitan, Detour and Shape among others. By day, she is a real estate agent at The Agency in Beverly Hills. She lives in Los Angeles with her two children.

Table of Contents

Author's Note ix

Prologue 1

First House Enchanté 3

Second House Paris Is Always a Good Idea 22

Third House Dancing with the Frenchman 35

Fourth House Zumba 57

Fifth House My Astrologer Made Me Do It 84

Sixth House Coucou 116

Seventh House Bonjour, Are You My Soulmate? 142

Eighth House Merde! 171

Ninth House We're Gonna Find That Motherf*%ker 194

Tenth House La Vie en Rose 228

Eleventh House Au Revoir 251

Twelfth House A Skyful of Stars 263

Acknowledgments 287

Reading Group Guide 293

Editorial Reviews

06/13/2022

Emily in Paris meets Celebrity Astrology Investigation in L.A. real estate agent Sizlo’s humorous debut memoir, which follows the quest for love that sparked her romantic journey to France. Grieving her father’s death and a painful breakup from “Mr. Not-So-Right-After-All,” Sizlo, a 43-year-old divorced single mom, reluctantly acquiesced when her best friend gave her a reading from a popular astrologer to the stars. Though previously a skeptic, Sizlo was stunned by its accuracy and even more perplexed by the astrologer’s conclusion that based on her ex, Philippe’s, birthday and place of birth—November 2, 1968, Paris—he was, in fact, the One. Determined to debunk this, Sizlo embarked on a search for “as many men as possible” from Paris with the same birthday, beginning first on Instagram and later winding up on a grand Parisian adventure with her sister and two close friends. The clumsy escapades that arise from her “serial-killer wall of Tinder profiles and maps of Paris” are often obscenely funny, but readers looking for a charming distraction from life online may tire of her preoccupations with gaining social media clout (“I had almost three thousand followers now, and that meant something to me”). Nevertheless, when Sizlo’s stars align, it’s impossible not to cheer for her. This adventurous romp will enchant romantics and astrology-lovers alike. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

"Sizlo’s engaging account of her trip to Paris has all the pleasures of a spirited rom-com, enhanced by her real-life bravery in confronting the doubts and fears she had been hiding from herself." — Washington Post

“When Sizlo’s stars align, it’s impossible not to cheer for her. This adventurous romp will enchant romantics and astrology-lovers alike.”
— Publishers Weekly

"All Signs Point to Paris is a memoir that reads like a delicious rom-com while seriously questioning how we find love and how we let it go. You can’t help but root for Natasha from page one—this is a story for any woman who needs a fresh start and a second chance at life and love.” — Jo Piazza, author of We Are Not Like Them, Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win, The Knockoff and How to Be Married

“All Signs Point to Paris isn’t only about finding true love: it’s also about finding (or rediscovering) your true self. And this funny, open-hearted page-turner of a memoir is a beautiful testament to the ways that astrology can guide our search—in ways that are sometimes unpredictable, often magical, and always deeply, wonderfully human.” — Claire Comstock-Gay, author of Madame Clairevoyant's Guide to the Stars

"A fun and escapist read.” — Booklist

“A hilarious, heartbreaking, and hopeful memoir.” — People

“There’s nothing more affirming than a true romance. This one brims with magic and wit and ultimately satisfies in the most unexpected way. An absolute page-turner and joy to read!” — Jane Green, New York Times bestselling author of Sister Stardust and The Beach House

From the Publisher

All Signs Point to Paris isn’t only about finding true love: it’s also about finding (or rediscovering) your true self. And this funny, open-hearted page-turner of a memoir is a beautiful testament to the ways that astrology can guide our search—in ways that are sometimes unpredictable, often magical, and always deeply, wonderfully human.

Claire Comstock-Gay

There’s nothing more affirming than a true romance. This one brims with magic and wit and ultimately satisfies in the most unexpected way. An absolute page-turner and joy to read!

Jane Green

"All Signs is a memoir that reads like a delicious rom-com while seriously questioning how we find love and how we let it go. You can’t help but root for Natasha from page one – this is a story for any woman who needs a fresh start and a second chance at life and love.

Jo Piazza

2022-05-10
A Los Angeles real estate agent’s memoir about her journey to Paris to find her soul mate.

A divorced, single mother of two children, Sizlo worked for a high-end real estate company that caters to celebrities and business executives. In LA, she writes, “Appearances mattered.” To that end, despite admittedly living paycheck to paycheck, she felt compelled to purchase expensive, trendy accessories to appease her potential clients. For her 44th birthday, her best friend bought her a reading with a “sought-after” astrologer even though she admits that she did not believe in astrology. When the astrologer stated that her soul mate was born in Paris on Nov. 2, 1968, the same birth date and location as her ex-boyfriend, Sizlo became intrigued. Over the course of the book, we see her intrigue turn to obsession as she jets off to Paris with the goal of meeting all men (and perhaps women) born on that date. The author also shares the poignant story of her father’s recent death and her promise to meet him in Paris on her quest to find true love. “My father bravely faced his destiny on his own terms,” she writes, “the perfect balance of fate and free will.” At the beginning of each of the 12 chapters, Sizlo includes a passage related to the relevant house of the zodiac. While the storyline is captivating on a soap-operatic level, the author’s often self-centered behavior—especially multiple instances in which her relentless pursuit caused her to ignore the interests and feelings of her sister and friends who accompanied her—may strain readers’ ability to feel compassion. Furthermore, in the early stages of the narrative, Sizlo provides little meaningful information about herself, making it difficult to be engaged in the outcome of her quest. The author eventually arrives at some level of self-realization near the end of her trip, but the overall narrative lacks depth or memorable insight.

Largely superficial, perhaps a guilty pleasure for fans of stereotypical beach reads.

Kirkus Reviews