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Title: C'Est LA Vie: An American Conquers the City of Light, Begins a New Life, and Becomes - Zut Alors! - Almost French by Suzy Gershman ISBN: 0-670-03269-7 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 15 January, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.44 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Paris in depth, but where's the author's?
Comment: As an admitted Francophile, I loved the descriptions of Paris and the Parisians and appreciated the tips. But I was disappointed in the shallowness of the author's descriptions of her emotions following the loss of her husband of 25 years. One would think that after 25 years of marriage, her feelings might have been a little deeper than "I did not choose for my husband to die...but...I felt tinges of delight that I had the opportunity to start over". Also, I could not not help but think that anyone less connected with the famous and semi-famous (Patricia Wells and her husband were good friends) might not have had as much fun and ease.
All in all, fun to read about France and an American's experience with moving there, but not a less well-connected, more emotionally honest woman's guide to moving to Paris alone.
Rating: 5
Summary: Vive le veuve!
Comment: I loved this book! When I first visited Paris and London about 8 years ago I bought Suzy's Born to Shop books for those cities. Little did I know that in 1998 I would meet the man who would become my husband, rescue me from old maidhood and sweep me off my feet to live in Switzerland. Now I know Paris better than I know NYC and have had some similar adventures (well, not the Count story) myself. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Suzy's story, cheered her on, laughed at some of the language gaffes (been there, done that). And I truly hope that she is in the process of writing a sequel. Suzy, your readers are dying to hear about the Provençal house and your further adventures!
Rating: 4
Summary: That's Life? Perhaps, But Not for Everyone...
Comment: I suppose some widowed women could afford to move to Paris and live the kind of privileged life that Gershman enjoys...then again, not everyone has the financial resources to lead such a glamourous life.
The above is the main difficulty I had with this otherwise amusing little book. Gershman writes as though she is telling her readers "how to do it". ("It" being moving to Paris and beginning a new way of life in a new cultural environment). But I think she writes for someone other than women of "average" financial means.
Ah, well! Taken for what it is ("A Princess Diary" as another reviewer called it), Gershman's book is informative and even humorous at times. Francophiles and armchair travelers will most likely enjoy her descriptions of things French. And a few well-heeled widows may actually be able to use her book as a "how to" manual.
For the rest of us, it is an enjoyable fantasy read.
Reviewer: Linda Painchaud
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Title: Almost French: Love and a New Life in Paris by Sarah Turnbull ISBN: 1592400388 Publisher: Gotham Books Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong: Why We Love France but Not the French by Jean-Benoit Nadeau, Julie Barlow ISBN: 1402200455 Publisher: Sourcebooks Trade Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Entre Nous: A Woman's Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl by Debra Ollivier ISBN: 0312308760 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 19 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: L'Affaire by Diane Johnson ISBN: 052594740X Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: 25 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Joie de Vivre: Simple French Style for Everyday Living by Robert Arbor, Katherine Whiteside ISBN: 0743223535 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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