Almost French

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Fraught with culture clashes but rife with deadpan humor, "Almost French" is an enthralling read as Turnbull leads readers on a magical tour of Paris, the seductive place--and culture--that has captured her heart.
A delightful twist on the travel memoir, Almost French takes readers on a tour fraught with culture clashes but rife with insight and deadpan humour - a charming true story of what happens when Sarah meets a very French Frenchman.

Backpacking around Europe, twenty-something Sarah Turnbull meets Frederic and impulsively accepts his invitation to visit him for a week in Paris. Eight years later, she is still there - and married to him. The feisty Sydney journalist swaps vegemite for vichyssoise and all things French, but commits the fatal errors of bowling up to strangers at classy receptions, helping herself to champagne, laughing too loudly and (quelle horreur!) rushing out for a baguette in her 'pantalons de jogging'. But Paris' maddening, mysterious charm proves irresistible and Sarah makes spectacular progress.

She finds work as a freelance journalist, learns to survive Parisian dinner parties and how to deal with grim-faced officialdom. As she navigates the highs and lows of Parisian life, covering the haute couture fashions shows and discovering the hard way the paradoxes of France today, Sarah succeeds in becoming 'almost French'.
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Weight 0.228000
Author Sarah Turnbull
Availability IP
Department Travel Writing
Edition 2nd ed
Format Paperback
ISBN 9781857883701
Pages 320
Published 26/05/2005
Publisher Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Section Travel Writing: General
Size Unfolded 13x20cm
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