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Prologue and Friday

· The following version of this novel was used to create this Lesson Plan: Foley, Lucy. The Paris Apartment. New York, HarperCollins, 2022.

· The Prologue begins on Friday with a chapter from Ben’s perspective.

· Ben works on a story “that’s going to make his name” (1).

· The building in which Ben works is described, and his need to leave is noted.

· Ben frets about Jess’s impending arrival, noting her propensity towards arriving at bad times and bemoaning his earlier open invitation to her.

· Ben also muses on his guilt about his relationship with Jess and is interrupted in a voicemail to her by the passage of a shadowy figure in the building courtyard.

· Footsteps sound and grow silent, and the sounds of a key opening Ben’s door reach him.

· Ben confronts the intruder and finds himself confronted and afraid.

· The main text begins “three...

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