Almost French
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Almost French
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Almost French
'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' After backpacking her way around Europe journalist Sarah Turnbull is ready to embark on one last adventure before heading home to Sydney.
Before Eat, Pray, Love there was Almost French.
"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..."
After backpacking her way around Europe, journalist Sarah Turnbull is ready to embark on one last adventure before heading home to Sydney. A chance meeting with a charming Frenchman in Bucharest changes her travel plans forever. Acting on impulse, she agrees to visit FrΓ©dΓ©ric in Paris for a week.
Put a very French Frenchman together with a strong-willed Australian girl and the result is some spectacularβand often hilariousβcultural clashes. Language is a minefield of misunderstanding and the simple act of buying a baguette is fraught with social danger.
But as she navigates the highs and lows of this strange new world, from the sophisticated cafΓ©s and haute couture fashion houses to the picture-postcard French countryside, little by little, Sarah falls under its spell: passionate, mysterious, infuriating, and charged with that French specialtyβseduction. And it becomes her home.
Almost French is the story of an adventurous heart, a maddening cityβand love.
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Almost French by Sarah Turnbull offers a vivid portrayal of cultural adaptation and personal transformation as the author navigates life in Paris. Critics praise it for its humour and insightful observations on the challenges of living in a foreign culture. The book captures the quirky nuances of French society, with readers appreciating Turnbull's candid and relatable narrative.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781864712766
Publisher: Transworld Publishers (Division of Random House Australia)
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 December 2010
Country: Australia
Imprint: Bantam
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 254g
Pages: 320
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About the Author
Sarah Turnbull is a freelance writer. Formerly a television journalist with SBS, she began working in print media after moving to France from Sydney. Since then she has been writing regularly for magazines ranging from The Australian Magazine to Australian Gourmet Traveller. In the 1998 MPA awards Sarah was named Feature Writer of the Year for three investigative stories published in Marie Claire. As a student at the Australian National University, she studied politics, Fine Art and French. Sarah dropped French after failing the subject in her first year. Almost French has been sold in the UK and the US and the feature film will be released in 2014. Her most recent book is All Good Things.
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