Very insightful book. I have no desire to travel to France or dine like the French, but I still found myself intrigued with the French culture. I've even taken a few of her "rules" to heart and tried them in my home. My only complaint is that the author was too wordy--too many lengthy background ...
I wrote an excessively detailed review of this book and Goodreads ate it. So here's the succinct version.Overall opinion: Mixed.The author spends way too much time romanticizing France, French food, and French culture, and also makes generalizations about France/French culture based on her limite...
I’m hungry!Then eat your fist.If you’re still hungry, you can eat your wrist.Then if you still want to eat,You can nibble one of your feetAnd keep the other for tomorrow’s treat! —Traditional French nursery rhyme By early March, we had reached a turning point. We had met my New Year’s resolution ...