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Almost French

By: Sarah Turnbull
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
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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 Fredric in Paris for a week. Put a very French Frenchman together with a strong-willed Australian girl and the result is some spectacular - and often hilarious - cultural 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 cafes 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 specialty - seduction. And it becomes her home.

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Lively, entertaining, informative story. Learned a lot about France. Characters detailed, cute dogs. An enjoyable read.

Enjoying the Adventure

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Great to hear about Sarah’s journey. Loved all the interesting characters and experiences she encountered. Well written and narrated.

Very enjoyable read!

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Almost French is a captivating memoir of cultural clashes, love, and adapting to Parisian life.

Paris charm

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What made the experience of listening to Almost French the most enjoyable?

Vivid, lifelike narrative

What about Caroline Lee’s performance did you like?

Caroline Lee is always the best!

Any additional comments?

Simply an entertaining book, suitable for holiday read.

Easy reading and entertaining

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I had to read this for my Travel Literature class. It was pretty good, very nice messages. However, I found that while listening to this memoir, I found it difficult to follow at times. At times, I forgot that the narrator and her partner were still together unless she pointed out the fact specifically.
It's good for travel and understanding how cultural differences work, but if you're looking for a romance novel: don't read this one.

Travel or Romance?

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The story was delightful to listen to and the narrator was perfect! I loved every minute of this book - the personal reflections mixed with historical info was wonderfully done. I would highly recommend this book, especially to fellow Francophiles!!

Trés Bien!!

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Would you consider the audio edition of Almost French to be better than the print version?

Don't know only listened to audio version and it was fabulous

What did you like best about this story?

I felt like I was there

Which character – as performed by Caroline Lee – was your favourite?

None particularly

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No

Any additional comments?

No

Absolutely loved it

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What a wonderful story. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The narration was perfect too. Loved hearing about Paris through the eyes of an Australia.

A great book

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I’ve listened to it three times. Skillfully read. Funny, smart and relatable. I wish her second book was on audible.

Loved it

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this book was so boring I was up to chapter 16 and nothing has really happened

so boring

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