Instructions For Visitors by Helen Stevenson
Here a young Englishwoman fell in love with France, the French and one Frenchman in particular. In her seductive, lyrical and witty memoir Helen Stevenson writes about life in Le Village, not as an expat, but as someone adopted by her neighbours as one of their own.
A beautifully tactile and relective meditation on the outsider's experience of a community, it is sharp and lyrical, occasionally a little whimsical, but always pushing towards the truth* The Times *
The most authentic, enjoyable and evocative book on French village life that I have read in years. It deserves to be a hit! -- Joanne Harris
A warm and wistful account of adapting to a new country and the heartache it brings. * Elle *
Wonderfully evocative, with a plangent note of longing, this is one for those dreary February commutes to work. * Marie Claire *
As beguiling and as enigmatically seductive a piece of writing as you could ask for . . . A beautifully tactile and reflective meditation on the outsider's experience of a community. * The Times *
The most authentic, enjoyable and evocative book on French village life that I have read in years. It deserves to be a hit! -- Joanne Harris
A warm and wistful account of adapting to a new country and the heartache it brings. * Elle *
Wonderfully evocative, with a plangent note of longing, this is one for those dreary February commutes to work. * Marie Claire *
As beguiling and as enigmatically seductive a piece of writing as you could ask for . . . A beautifully tactile and reflective meditation on the outsider's experience of a community. * The Times *
Helen Stevenson grew up in South Yorkshire and studied modern languages at Somerville College, Oxford. She is the author of three novels, Pierrot Lunaire, Windfall and Mad Elaine, and has worked as a translator for Faber & Faber and Serpent's Tail. Since taking up full-time writing, she regularly reviews for the Independent. She now lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780552777926 |
| ISBN 10 | 0552777927 |
| Title | Instructions For Visitors |
| Author | Helen Stevenson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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