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Almost French: A New Life in Paris (Paperback)

by Sarah Turnbull (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd (14 Jul 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1857883160
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857883169
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.6 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 171,692 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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.."

Living France magazine, July 2003
"A funny, heart-warming, romantic and poignant tale of fitting in."

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Cure for Culture Shock, 13 Jan 2004
By takingadayoff "takingadayoff" (Las Vegas, Nevada) - See all my reviews
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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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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very well done, 10 Nov 2004
This review is from: Almost French: Love and a New Life in Paris (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.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, 18 Jul 2004
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.
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4.0 out of 5 stars 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 3 months ago by Janie U

1.0 out of 5 stars 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 5 months ago by K. Brent

5.0 out of 5 stars Great recommendation, Amazon!
Once I ordered "Petite Anglaise" Amazon recommended "Almost French" to me. I was a tiny bit sceptical: I had indeed enjoyed the sublect matter of "Petite Anglaise" but was a bit... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Only when you finish it do you see how good it is.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Presque Parisienne
These ex-pat books seem ever so formulaic after a while:

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Published 21 months ago by D. Harvey-George

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous
I bought this book after goin to paris myself and falling in love with the place and i must say it was a great book to remember paris with. Read more
Published on 29 April 2007 by M. Graham

4.0 out of 5 stars Learn how to get on in Paris...
On her backpacking travels around Europe, 20 something Australian, Sarah Turnbull, meets Frenchman, Frederic, who invites her to Paris for a week. Read more
Published on 19 April 2006 by Satnam

1.0 out of 5 stars Nowhere near almost "French"
"Almost Parisienne" would have been a far more appropriate title. The people and culture that she wrote about have very little in common with the vast majority of French people... Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2005 by J STEWART

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and educational
"Almost French" is a remarkable story of a woman who goes to France to visit an acquaintance, a French lawyer. It is the romantic nature of the city of Paris that rapped her. Read more
Published on 4 April 2005 by Ralph Doh

5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely read
I really enjoyed this book, very amusing in parts, & everyone I've lent it too also liked it, a cheerful overview of life in France
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