“Born in a Nebraska Farmhouse I was a member of the greatest generation living the American dream. At midlife it all evaporated. I was left with decisions to be made that seemed unsurmountable. While my escape to France does not define my life it had a profound effect on me. All my thoughts—in fact my life— was laid bare to be painfully examined and redefined. With perseverance and faith I came to understand and accept what I had become and discover a new me with its incumbent peace. Upon my arrival home, to San Francisco, I felt like a flower which has opened up to absorb all that life has to offer. I desire to share my story through social media with the admonition It’s never too late. Eight years in the writing, I began “I Found My Tomorrow in Paris” soon after finishing “From the Horse’s Mouth,” the nostalgic and historical memoir of my husband, Leo’s, famous San Francisco restaurant, “The Iron Horse.” -Marilyn Pearsol Giorgetti
I Found My Tomorrow in Paris: One Woman’s Journey to a New Life
by Marilyn Pearsol Giorgetti
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Her life in chaos after the termination of a 30 year marriage, this adventurous woman chucks it all and escapes to France to find some meaning to the second half of her life. Not knowing a soul or the language, and step by divinely-led (sometimes comical, but always-challenging) step, she re-shapes her life’s course despite a letter from home which threatens to disrupt her journey. Not wanting a frivolous life on the Cote d’Azure, she moves to Paris. What she encounters there, after a serendipitous phone call and a chance meeting with an American business man, is far more then her wildest imaginings. She delves into her past to find her tomorrow. Finally, what she sees on television beckons her home. A story of friendship, betrayal, and discovery of self.
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From the Horse’s Mouth: A memoir of San Francisco’s legendary Iron Horse restaurant and its charismatic owner.
by Marilyn Pearsol Giorgetti
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
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Behind the scenes tales of San Francisco’s legendary Iron Horse restaurant, as told from the horse’s mouth.
“From the Horse’s Mouth” is a slice-of-life peek into a bygone era when the martini was the drink of the day and hats and white gloves where de’rigeur for the ladies. We rub elbows with the likes of Joe DiMaggio and the famous sports figures of the day and join in the pulsing energy of the standing-room-only crowds. Spontaneous visits from celebrities such as Liberace, Sammy Davis Jr, Lou Rawls or Maria Callas, as she serves salad to the customers, are the norm.
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