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When the Bells Stop Ringing 1 | The Pâtisserie Window

When the Bells Stop Ringing 1 | The Pâtisserie Window

Update: 2025-11-24
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Today is the first of our final series for this year, When the Bells Stop Ringing to celebrate the season of light together. Our first story is The Pâtisserie Window.


Paris in winter is often painted as a romantic wonderland, but for ten-year-old Chloé, the City of Lights offers no warmth—only the biting wind and the rules of the street: don’t loiter, don’t touch, don’t look like a problem. Tonight, on Christmas Eve, she stands outside the golden glow of Maison Lefèvre, separated from the warmth by a pane of glass and a world of difference. But what happens when the door opens, not to shoo her away, but to invite her in? This is a story about the invisible walls we build, and the simple, terrifying bravery required to cross the threshold.


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When the Bells Stop Ringing 1 | The Pâtisserie Window

When the Bells Stop Ringing 1 | The Pâtisserie Window

Danny Ballan