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Almost French by Sarah Turnbull
The charming true story of a spirited young woman who finds adventure--and the love of her life--in Paris.This isn't like me. I'm not the sort of girl who crosses continents to meet up with a man she hardly knows. Paris hadn't even been part of my travel plan.
A delightful, fresh twist on the travel memoir, Almost French takes us on a tour that is fraught with culture clashes but rife with deadpan humor. Sarah Turnbull's stint in Paris was only supposed to last a week. Chance had brought Sarah and Fr d ric together in Bucharest, and on impulse she decided to take him up on his offer to visit him in the world's most romantic city. Sacrificing Vegemite for vichyssoise, the feisty Sydney journalist does her best to fit in, although her conversation, her laugh, and even her wardrobe advertise her foreigner status. But as she navigates the highs and lows of this strange new world, from life in a bustling quatier and surviving Parisian dinner parties to covering the haute couture fashion shows and discovering the hard way the paradoxes of France today, little by little Sarah falls under its spell: maddening, mysterious, and charged with that French specialty-s duction.
An entertaining tale of being a fish out of water, Almost French is an enthralling read as Sarah Turnbull leads us on a magical tour of this seductive place-and culture-that has captured her heart
Sarah Turnbull is the author of Nearly French, an worldwide bestseller. She worked as a television journalist for SBS in Sydney before moving to Paris in 1994 and starting a freelance writing career. Sarah spent several years on an island near Tahiti after nearly a decade in France. She presently resides in Sydney, Australia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781592400386 |
| ISBN 10 | 1592400388 |
| Title | Almost French |
| Author | Sarah Turnbull |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Gotham Books |
| Year published | 2003-08-18 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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