I loved this book. I read her first and wanted to move to Paris. I read this and wanted to move to Tahiti and Sydney... Hang on! I love her writing style and how she shares the ups and downs. One particular emergency incident on the island was something I will never forget. Sarah describes e...
I'll grant you that the title of this one is a bit cheesy. Luckily the book itself was a different story. Sarah Turnbull is a twenty-something Australian journalist who, upon taking a one year hiatus from her job to tour Europe, meets the Frenchman Frédéric, who unbeknownst to her, she would one ...
It calls for dressing up. Just like actors in a play, the pressure is on those who live here to look the part. Perhaps my most revealing lesson in French dress standards occurs one Saturday morning soon after moving into Paris. Rushing to the bakery to get a baguette and croissants, I chuck on an...