B Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican heroine / autobiography / France / languageComments Off on REVIEW: When in French: Love in a Second Language by Lauren Collins
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 ... more >
Book Reviews / C ReviewsContemporary / dual-timeline / Fantasy / France / mermaid / novella / WalesComments Off on REVIEW: Never on Saturday by Sue Barnard
Two stories, two heartbreaks: one past, one present… Leaving her native France and arriving in North Wales as a postgraduate student of History and Folklore, Mel is cautiously optimistic that she can escape from her troubled past and begin a new and happier life. She settles into her student accommodation ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / American historical / France / Historical / inspirational / inspirational romance / louisiana / midwifeComments Off on REVIEW: The Mark of the King by Jocelyn Green
Sweeping Historical Fiction Set at the Edge of the Continent After being imprisoned and branded for the death of her client, twenty-five-year-old midwife Julianne Chevalier trades her life sentence for exile to the fledgling 1720s French colony of Louisiana, where she hopes to be reunited with her brother, serving there ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAction Adventure / Agent/Spies/Undercover / France / Historical / World War II8 Comments
He stared at the unfamiliar watch on his wrist. Three hours ago he had stood on English soil. Three hours ago he had been Martin Hearne, British Intelligence agent. Now he was in Nazi-occupied Brittany, posing as Bertrand Corlay, with the Frenchman’s life reduced to headings in his memory. Hearne ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsautobiography / Contemporary / France / non-fiction5 Comments
The trouble started when their dream came true. First they took French. Then they took leave of their senses. They bought a 400-year-old cottage in rural France from an ad on the Internet. Their “completely restored” farmhouse certainly looked charming, but the pool leaked, the walls cracked, and the electricity ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsculture / France / non-fiction2 Comments
With Stuff Parisians Like, Olivier Magny shared his hilarious insights into the fervently held opinions of his fellow Parisians. Now he moves beyond the City of Light to skewer the many idiosyncrasies that make modern France so very unique. In France, the simple act of eating bread is an exercise ... more >
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