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"France is the new Italy ‘Turnbull’s insights into French culture are witty, insightful, and told with a journalist’s skill.."
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Living France magazine, July 2003
"A funny, heart-warming, romantic and poignant tale of fitting in."
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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"Almost French" is the story of a woman who goes to France to visit a French lawyer she has only met a couple times before and barely knows. Of course, she gets caught up in the romance of the city and stays on to live there. Despite this description this is not some drippy love story but rather a wonderfully observant series of accounts told from a journalists point of view. For those who have visited Paris, and those yet to make the trip, this book will amaze and entertain you. Turnbull comes to the realization that despite the fact that she will never fit in perfectly in Paris, her life is in and of itself perfect.
I especially enjoyed the day to day accounts of regular everyday life - dinner parties, meeting friends, finding employment, traveling, cooking, shopping, etc. The accounts of her dog are very amusing. I hope to see a follow up book from this author!
From the author of The Difference Now.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Brilliant! I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Being an English woman and having on two occasions uprooted to France for a year, I get so tired of reading all those rose tinted novels about moving to France which talk whimsically about how wonderful it is, how friendly all the locals are, how they all laugh good naturedly at your attempts to speak French, how all misunderstandings are sorted out over a glass of red wine. All these books paint a false picture of living in France but here is one which tells it like it is, it is hard, it can reduce you to tears, you can feel like screaming at the 'friendly locals'. I am a francophile but I'm the first to admit, the country and its people can be infuriating and unfriendly towards foreigners. Sarah Turnbull tells her story with honesty and humour, I recognised so much of what she wrote. Anybody who loves France or who has expereinced living there will enjoy this book.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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An young Aussie journalist charges into France, determined to win it over. France resists.
Some of the best non-fiction of any kind is written by journalists. Turnbull's open and straightforward style works well here. Her narrative reads like a series of letters from a good friend, but the writing is too good for it to have been dashed off.
I loved reading about her dinner parties (disaster), getting along with her future in-laws (disaster), and learning to reconcile Australian casualness with Parisian attention to appearance (less of a disaster once her boyfriend talked her into tossing the sweat pants).
I was especially taken with how Turnbull managed to re-started her career in a country whose language she had flunked in college. What determination!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
excellent analysis of Parisien behaviour
Having lived in France since I was 22 so now more than 20 years I felt as though I was reading my life story and laughed my way through the whole book! Read more
Published 6 months ago by VIP
Almost French
It si a good read. The opinions about the Parisians tend to be extended to the French this is a common error!
Published 7 months ago by Mrs. Segolene Neilson
Very Entertaining!
I'm a Francophile, so reading a book about an Aussie girl moving to Paris and marrying a Frenchman just sounds too idyllic to pass up on! Read more
Published 14 months ago by bluebellgirl
Don't buy!
As a lifelong Francophile, I hoover up any book of this type (ex-pat moves to France and describes trials and tribulations with the locals). Read more
Published 18 months ago by Vichyssoise
Authentic and down-to-earth
I've always been intrigued by everything to do with France, especially what's it's like living in France as an expat and what makes French women, with their aloofness and mystique,... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mrs C
a delight
A delightful book about a young australian journalist going to Paris to stay with a young Frenchman and her observations and
experiences of living in Paris and with a... Read more
experiences of living in Paris and with a... Read more
Published 22 months ago by judifoodi
Buying another copy
I loved this book when it was lent to me and am now buying it for an American friend who has an apartment in Paris. Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2010 by Patricia Geary
A Must for Anyone Living in a Foreign Country
Sarah writes beautifully and I was so many times whisked away to the rooftops of Paris. She captures the essence of being an expat, of being a foreigner living in someone else's... Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2009 by Amanda van Mulligen
Lovely gentle book which I found very easy to read
I was surprised by the very "British" attitudes of the Australian author - even with all the historical background it is still amazing to me that we Brits have more in common with... Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2009 by Janie U
Boring, tiresome book
The book is neither informative nor funny. The author could hardly speak French when she moved to Paris, and apart from a 4 weeks course didn't bother to learn, therefore her... Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2009 by K. Brent
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