I have a perspective that you will never understand, because no, I'm not sophisticated or French, and I don't know how to look like you. That slouchy, sexy, je ne sais quoi thing. But I am the customer that wants it. Emily Jane Cooper is an ambitious marketing executive from Chicago in her 20s, who moved to Paris for her new job after her company, Gilbert Group , bought a French marketing company.
She navigates personal and professional growth, embraces life as an outsider and finds her way into a series of flings and friendships. Emily grew up in a small suburban town where her mother is a math teacher and her father is a dog breeder. She graduated from college with a dual master's degree in communications and marketing. After graduation, she was promptly hired at Gilbert Group where she works under Madeline Wheeler as a marketing representative. Her cases were primarily pharmaceutical and geriatric care facilities, though she exceeded marvelously at each of her professional endeavors.
In her personal life, Emily began a serious relationship with Doug , a Chicago native. Emily's employer, Gilbert Group , acquired the French marketing firm Savoir , as part of an expansion of their international portfolio. Madeline was slated to spend a year at Savoir's Paris location to help ease the merging of the companies.
However, when Madeline unexpectedly became pregnant, she sent Emily to Paris in her place. Emily's job at Savior is to advise them on social media strategy from an American perspective for their clients.
She jets off to Paris for a year with dreams of what the city will be like. She has difficulty adjusting to the French way, from the way they count their floors to the language she hadn't bothered to learn. While she hopes her work life will be easier, Emily soon feels the cold shoulder from those at the company, including her new boss, Sylvie Grateau. Emily's American point of view is quickly rejected as she struggles to earn the respect of her colleagues, Luc , Julien , and Sylvie , while doing her job.
