Jayne Tuttle's memoir, sharp, funny, and unflinchingly honest, lifts you off the page and into a Paris far beyond postcards. This new edition of Paris or Die is a headlong dive into life, not just life in Paris. Jayne, an aspiring actor, lives in Melbourne and aspires to a creative life. Jayne, on the other hand, becomes disoriented after her mother dies unexpectedly. Untethered and heartbroken, she boards a plane to Paris with no return ticket. The city appears to have its own plans for her. She finds herself in a vibrant and dizzying neighbourhood, living in a former monastery, studying at a prestigious theatre school, and falling in love with a Frenchman who appears to be too beautiful to be real. She will forget about her past.