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But she’s just graduated from Yale and when an intriguing job offer comes her way, to work as the assistant to Lydia Schell, a famous American photographer in Paris, she cannot say no. She will get to live in Paris again! And Kate has not been back to France since she was a lonely nine-year-old girl, sent to the outskirts of Paris to live with cousins while her father was dying.             Kate may speak fluent French, but she arrives at the Schell household in the fashionable Sixth Arrondissement both dazzled and wildly impressionable. She is immediately engrossed in the creative fever of the city and surrounded by a seductive cast of characters. Amidst the glamorous, famous and pretentious circle that she now finds herself a part of Kate tries to fit in. But as she falls in love with Paris all over again, she begins to question the kindness of the people to whom she is so drawn as well as her own motives for wanting them to love her.             A compelling and delightful portrait of a precocious, ambitious young woman struggling to define herself in a city a million miles from home amidst a new life that is spiralling out of control. Lessons in French is at once a love letter to Paris and the story of a young woman finding herself, her moral compass, and, finally, her true family.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49595370537233,"sku":"GOR004745615","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52346809483537,"sku":"NLS9780007446261","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52829968662801,"sku":"GOR005325938","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53448062632209,"sku":"GOR011662095","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0007446268.jpg?v=1751444261"},{"product_id":"kids-like-us-book-hilary-reyl-9781250180698","title":"Kids Like Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tender, smart, and romantic YA novel from debut author Hilary Reyl, about an autistic boy who falls in love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Martin is an American teen on the autism spectrum living in France with his mom and sister for the summer. He falls for a French girl who he thinks is a real-life incarnation of a character in his favorite book\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Over time Martin comes to realize she is a real person and not a character in a novel while at the same time learning that love is not out of his reach.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eKids Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The most original voice since \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime\u003c\/i\u003e tells the most radiantly human love story since \u003ci\u003eEleanor \u0026amp; Park.\u003c\/i\u003e Reyl''s extraordinary YA debut isn''t just a book you read; this is one of those rare books that reaches in deep and writes you back.\" --Margaret Stolh, co-author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003eand international bestseller \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Martin''s childhood memories, such as his parents'' early distress at his diagnosis. . . blend seamlessly into the narrative, while Martin''s reflections on ''the neurodiversity movement,'' and efforts to ''cure'' autism raise thought-provoking ethical questions.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Reyl movingly captures the point of view of a person who sees the world in a completely different way. Her writing is lucid and luminous, and the first-person narrative has a cinematic quality as Martin processes the world around him. Charming, thoughtful Martin is easy to root for, and readers will cheer as he triumphs over obstacles.\" \u003ci\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Martin''s been deeply loved if not always understood, and his memories, thought processes, and discussions inspire the kinds of productive reimagining that makes calls for inclusive neurocosmopolitanism more than wishful thinking; the book''s indebtedness to Proust goes beyond lyrical phrases to a thematic embrace of the slow savoring of the richness of human experience. In the end, however, it is Martin''s ability to move beyond \"things past\" to the possibilities that open up when you accept yourself and others that gives this wise story its resonance.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e y distress at his diagnosis. . . blend seamlessly into the narrative, while Martin''s reflections on ''the neurodiversity movement,'' and efforts to ''cure'' autism raise thought-provoking ethical questions.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Reyl movingly captures the point of view of a person who sees the world in a completely different way. Her writing is lucid and luminous, and the first-person narrative has a cinematic quality as Martin processes the world around him. Charming, thoughtful Martin is easy to root for, and readers will cheer as he triumphs over obstacles.\" \u003ci\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Martin''s been deeply loved if not always understood, and his memories, thought processes, and discussions inspire the kinds of productive reimagining that makes calls for inclusive neurocosmopolitanism more than wishful thinking; the book''s indebtedness to Proust goes beyond lyrical phrases to a thematic embrace of the slow savoring of the richness of human experience. In the end, however, it is Martin''s ability to move beyond \"things past\" to the possibilities that open up when you accept yourself and others that gives this wise story its resonance.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003ethe end, however, it is Martin''s ability to move beyond \"things past\" to the possibilities that open up when you accept yourself and others that gives this wise story its resonance.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003ey distress at his diagnosis. . . blend seamlessly into the narrative, while Martin''s reflections on ''the neurodiversity movement,'' and efforts to ''cure'' autism raise thought-provoking ethical questions.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Reyl movingly captures the point of view of a person who sees the world in a completely different way. Her writing is lucid and luminous, and the first-person narrative has a cinematic quality as Martin processes the world around him. Charming, thoughtful Martin is easy to root for, and readers will cheer as he triumphs over obstacles.\" \u003ci\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Martin''s been deeply loved if not always understood, and his memories, thought processes, and discussions inspire the kinds of productive reimagining that makes calls for inclusive neurocosmopolitanism more than wishful thinking; the book''s indebtedness to Proust goes beyond lyrical phrases to a thematic embrace of the slow savoring of the richness of human experience. In the end, however, it is Martin''s ability to move beyond \"things past\" to the possibilities that open up when you accept yourself and others that gives this wise story its resonance.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003ey distress at his diagnosis. . . blend seamlessly into the narrative, while Martin''s reflections on ''the neurodiversity movement,'' and efforts to ''cure'' autism raise thought-provoking ethical questions.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Reyl movingly captures the point of view of a person who sees the world in a completely different way. Her writing is lucid and luminous, and the first-person narrative has a cinematic quality as Martin processes the world around him. Charming, thoughtful Martin is easy to root for, and readers will cheer as he triumphs over obstacles.\" \u003ci\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Martin''s been deeply loved if not always understood, and his memories, thought processes, and discussions inspire the kinds of productive reimagining that makes calls for inclusive neurocosmopolitanism more than wishful thinking; the book''s indebtedness to Proust goes beyond lyrical phrases to a thematic embrace of the slow savoring of the richness of human experience. 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