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Almost French : Love and a New Life in Paris
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Almost French : Love and a New Life in Paris Hardcover - 2003

by Turnbull, Sarah

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The charming true story of a spirited young woman who finds adventure--and the love of her life--in Paris.

"This isn't like me. I'm not the sort of girl who crosses continents to meet up with a man she hardly knows. Paris hadn't even been part of my travel plan..."

A delightful, fresh twist on the travel memoir, Almost French takes us on a tour that is fraught with culture clashes but rife with deadpan humor. Sarah Turnbull's stint in Paris was only supposed to last a week. Chance had brought Sarah and Frédéric together in Bucharest, and on impulse she decided to take him up on his offer to visit him in the world's most romantic city. Sacrificing Vegemite for vichyssoise, the feisty Sydney journalist does her best to fit in, although her conversation, her laugh, and even her wardrobe advertise her foreigner status.

But as she navigates the highs and lows of this strange new world, from life in a bustling quatier and surviving Parisian dinner parties to covering the haute couture fashion shows and discovering the hard way the paradoxes of France today, little by little Sarah falls under its spell: maddening, mysterious, and charged with that French specialty-séduction.

An entertaining tale of being a fish out of water, Almost French is an enthralling read as Sarah Turnbull leads us on a magical tour of this seductive place-and culture-that has captured her heart.

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  • Title Almost French : Love and a New Life in Paris
  • Author Turnbull, Sarah
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2003-08-18
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 5367461-6
  • ISBN 9781592400386 / 1592400388
  • Weight 1.03 lbs (0.47 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.58 x 5.78 x 1.09 in (21.79 x 14.68 x 2.77 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003048757
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Summary

A delightful, fresh twist on the travel memoir, Almost French takes us on a tour that is fraught with culture clashes but rife with deadpan humor. Sarah Turnbull's stint in Paris was only supposed to last a week. Chance had brought Sarah and Frederic together in Bucharest, and on impulse she decides to take him up on his offer to visit him in the world's most romantic city. Sacrificing Vegemite for vichyssoise, the feisty journalist does her best to fit in, although her conversation, her laugh, and even her wardrobe advertise her foreign status. But as she navigates the highs and lows of this strange new world, from life in a bustling quartier and surviving Parisian dinner parties to covering haute couture fashion shows and discovering the paradoxes of French culture, little by little Sarah falls under its spell: maddening, mysterious, and charged with that French specialty—seduction. "…a love song to Paris and France, yes, but a love song in a...

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"Lively... An enjoyable romp recounted in evocative prose." (The Sydney Morning Herald)A breath of fresh air. . . . Turnbull's insights into French culture are witty, insightful, and told with a journalist's skill. (Australian Bookseller & Publisher)"Turnbull has written a book that is part love story, part cultural study, part comedy, with a lovely, easy style and a nice dose of self-deprecation, she pulls the reader gently along through a collection of observations that reveal great humour, a good eye for nuance and detail and a deep affection for her adopted home." (The Daily Telegraph, Sydney)