I’M MOSTLY HERE TO ENJOY MYSELF: ONE WOMAN’S PURSUIT OF PLEASURE IN PARIS, written and read by Glynnis MacNicol

Glynnis MacNicol reads her memoir I’M MOSTLY HERE TO ENJOY MYSELF: ONE WOMAN’S PURSUIT OF PLEASURE IN PARIS capturing the vivacity of her 2021 Parisian experiences in both her writing and reading. Fleeing the pandemic isolation of New York, MacNicol’s tone expresses deprivation and readiness for her annual month in France. Her meaningful details imbued with feelings describe how lack of touch and isolation has her bent on satisfying hedonistic desires and appreciating freedom. MacNicols’ accents textural sensory details of food, bike riding, dancing and sex continually making clear of how savoring these joys fills the void proceeding them. Her wit and humor flit in and out of the carefree tone, pausing periodically for insights about living without the restraints women typically face, past female writers not given their due, ease with her maturing 47-y-o body, sympathy for those twenty years younger, and enjoying pleasure despite society’s judgement. Discover more about this book and the audio at the purchase link below.