Toward the Light: A Year in Paris

What happens when the City of Light turns dark?At twenty-two, Deborah Svec-Carstens leaves small-town Iowa for Paris, hoping a year abroad will bring adventure, independence, and a fresh start. But just as she begins to feel at home, a morning run ends in sexual assault.Every instinct tells her to leave. Instead, she chooses to stay.As the months pass, Deborah leans on an unexpected community of f...