That Summer in Paris' is about a 75-year-old writer, Prem Rustum, a Nobel prize winner looking for true love one last time. He spent his life writing. Had some casual relationships in his past but none lasted long. He meets an aspiring young writer Maya on an internet dating site. For all her years, Maya is infatuated with Prem's books. In the summer, Maya goes for a writing fellowship in Paris. Even Prem visits Paris to meet his famous French writer and friend Pascal. Prem and Maya spend their days travelling places in Paris and talking endlessly including his past. Prem gradually falls in love with her, but his age is no hidden. Abha Dawesar explores the nature and the soul of the writer and the power of losing and rediscovering love. Read it for a wise and sensitive story of an unusual relationship.
