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Books about France
Almost French: A New Life in ParisAlmost French: A New Life in Paris by Sarah Turnbull
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Slightly formulaic journo-lit mocking the Paris smart set that will ring a chord with some ex-pats but annoy others.
Paris to the MoonParis to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
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A good insight into the Paris Chatteratti and France
France on the Brink: A Great Civilization Faces a New CenturyFrance on the Brink: A Great Civilization Faces a New Century by Jonathan Fenby
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Jon Fenby's well researched but slightly pessimistic analysis of a Fin de Siecle France that remains on the brink
Down and Out in Paris and London (Penguin Modern Classics)Down and Out in Paris and London (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
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Orwell walks the walk in this tale of a Paris plongeur and this stroll on the seamy side of the city of light.
A Year in ProvenceA Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
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A modern day Pagnol, a tale of wiley peasants and well heeled outsiders
Two Steps BackwardTwo Steps Backward by Susie Kelly
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Well observed cliches of the gin-swilling ex-pats of Dordogneshire