French Memoir

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.

A daredevil pilot in the famed 352nd Fighter Squadron, the author of this remarkable memoir bailed out of his burning Mustang two days after D-Day and was launched on a thrilling adventure on the ground in Occupied France.

Some months before, my husband, three children and I had casually unzipped and discarded our comfortable Australian lifestyle and slipped on life in the country of haute couture. On arrival, there was no celebrity designer waiting for us, ready to pin and fit our new life to us; so we threw it on and wore it loosely, tightly, uncomfortably, any old how—until we learned for ourselves how to trim, hem and stitch à la française. This book is testament to the joyous, but not always easy, journey that we took along the way.

The true story of losing of a beloved husband, surviving immense sadness and finding happiness again as a widow. Journalist Nadine Williams is heartbroken following the untimely death of her French-born husband, Olivier. Long-time friend Jane, alarmed at Nadine's despair, suggests a return to Europe to restore her joie de vivre: ending in Paris where Nadine's love for Olivier was borne. Their journey from Barcelona to Paris is peppered with hilarious battles about food, fashion and politics, which challenge their friendship.

Thomas VDB raconte, sous forme de polaroids, son implantation à Paris, sa percée dans le stand-up, son ascension et les dégâts causés par son irrésistible maladresse. Cette candeur exquise, un peu encombrante, révèle une gentillesse profonde. Voici un être qui veut le bien d’autrui–qu’il soit serrurier, producteur, Nestlé ou l’Olympia. Le résultat porte un nom : fiasco.

Ce livre n’est pas l’histoire d’un fait divers, mais celle de l’emprise criminelle d’un homme sur une jeune épouse qui a subi pendant onze ans le harcèlement moral, les humiliations, et la violence d’un mari qu’elle avait épousé par amour, à dix-huit ans. Sans doute Alexandra est-elle restée au début par amour. Il y a eu les promesses, également. Puis les coups, les insultes, les humiliations, les viols, les strangulations, la peur. C'est cette peur qui l'empêche de partir.

At 47, Mark Greenside, a glass-is-half-empty native New Yorker living in California, unwillingly went to Brittany, and to his great amazement and surprise fell in love with the place and its people. Then, because love makes you crazy and do crazy things, he borrowed money from his mom and bought a 120‑year‑old farmhouse in Plobien, a village of 500 people.

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019 National Book Award-winning biographer Deirdre Bair explores her fifteen remarkable years in Paris with Samuel Beckett and Simone de Beauvoir, painting intimate new portraits of two literary giants and revealing secrets of the...

When he first visited Paris as a young student, artist Louis Jansen van Vuuren could never have imagined that one day he would end up owning a château in rural France. Almost French is the entertaining, often hilarious account of his induction over the past 21 years into all things French: snooty waiters, highbrow countesses, numerous faux pas with the French language and, of course, encounters with the infamous French bureaucracy.

Understand a crucial part of the history of French monarchy with this collection of portraits of some of the most spectacular rulers of France: Louis XI, Louis XII, Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI, Louis XVII, Louis XVIII, Louis-Philippe, and Henry IV, also known as the "Good King Henry". The history of the kingdom of France is crucial to understanding the shape of politics in Europe, and this detailed dive into the lives and reigns of these most famous rulers will familiarize you with the human and strategic stakes of this period.

Can two Americans really become French? Val and Keith turned their lives upside down when they quit their jobs to begin a part-time life in Provence. But they wondered: Can we fit in? And maybe become French ourselves? There’s more to becoming French than just learning the language. If you want the inside scoop on la belle France, you won’t want to miss this delightful book!

Ancien policier, Darcy Lavallée lève le voile sur une profession à la fois admirée et contestée, trop souvent méconnue. Patrouilleur puis enquêteur aux affaires criminelles à la Sûreté municipale de Rouyn‑Noranda et à la Sûreté du Québec pendant près de trente ans, il raconte les événements qui ont marqué sa carrière: des scènes cocasses ou inusitées aux moments les plus bouleversants, parfois choquants. À travers des récits hauts en couleur et une voix à cœur ouvert, il révèle l’humain derrière l’uniforme, le fardeau du service et la fierté du devoir accompli.

A language barrier is no match for love. Lauren Collins discovered this firsthand when, in her early thirties, she moved to London and fell for a Frenchman named Olivier—a surprising turn of events for someone who didn’t have a passport until she was in college. But what does it mean to love...

In many ways it is fitting that Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794) is one of the best known figures of the French Revolution. The early years of the Revolution were fueled by Enlightenment ideals, seeking the social overthrow of the caste system that gave the royalty and aristocracy decisive advantages over the lower classes. Few were as vocal in their support of Enlightenment ideals as Robespierre. But the Reign of Terror became the most memorable aspect of the Revolution, and Robespierre's position made him the Reign of Terror's instrumental figure.

Pour la première fois, Matthieu Delormeau revient avec sincérité sur les trois dernières années de sa vie. L'addiction à la cocaïne, au GHB, aux médicaments. Les mécanismes insidieux. Les rechutes. La perte de repère. Le silence. Derrière l'image publique, il raconte la fragilité, les choix, les failles et la lente reconstruction. Sans chercher d'excuse. Sans se dérober. Jamais. Ce livre n'est pas un règlement de compte. C'est une mise à nu. Un témoignage cru et lucide sur l'engrenage de l'addiction et sur ce qu'il faut de volonté pour reprendre sa vie en main.

French Twist is a remarkable memoir of resilience, faith, and deep bonds that endure through time. It offers a revelatory glimpse of a life in all its complexity, challenge, and triumph. Janine Winters grew up with a father with a criminal history, a stalwart and inspiring mother, an intelligent and generous brother, and a strong and precocious sister.

“A superbly engrossing adventure of ideas...this will surely be my philosophy book of the year.” —Sarah Bakewell, New York Times bestselling author of Humanly Possible From leading critic and essayist Emily Eakin, a stylish personal history of French theory and its unlikely domination of...

When you speak English with barely an accent, it’s hard for most people to believe that you were born in France. But Elisabeth Bykoff spent the first twenty-two years of her life there, raised in the French culture on a diet of American pop movies, TV, and music. Elisabeth’s love for American movies led her to dream of making them herself in Hollywood, building her American dream full of romance, prosperity, and a fulfilling career.

Plongez dans l'histoire captivante des affaires criminelles qui ont marqué la France avec cette série audio incontournable de 13 histoires. Découvrez les sombres secrets de l'affaire Jean-Claude Romand, suivi de près par le terrifiant Landru, tueur en série notable... Plongez au cœur de l'énigmatique affaire Patrice Alègre et explorez les horreurs commises par Thierry Paulin, le monstre de Montmartre, et Yoni Palmier, le tueur de l'Essonne. Frissonnez en découvrant l'étrange Docteur Petiot et suivez le mystère de la disparition de la joggeuse Alexia Daval.

In I Buried Her in a French Press, Sarah shares how to build a path toward claiming self-worth, discovering inner-strength, and embracing self-love. A memoir and mirror, this book is a reminder that your voice matters, your story counts, and your next chapter can be the boldest one yet.