Mar 06 2009
Travel Books About France
Looking for a France travel book?
Paris
The Sharper Your Knife, The Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears in Paris at the World’s Most Famous Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn–-A former middle manager details her attempt to follow a life-long dream and navigate life in Paris after being fired from her job–while also trying to learn how to gut a trout without damaging the head, cook with rooster blood, and make the perfect 512-layer puff pastry. Read the book review to find out more. (Contribution from Nonfiction Lover.)
An Englishman in Paris: L’education Continentale by Michael Sadler–This memoir explores Sadler’s first year in Paris and just how difficult it is for an Englishman to adjust to life in France—including the proper way to buy flowers, learning French, and discovering the food. It’s a funny look at the English, the French, and, of course, Paris! With a preface by Peter Mayle (see the review below of his book on living in Provence), anyone who likes France will enjoy the book. Read more the Paris memoir. (Contribution from Paris Franz.)
Provence
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle–A humorous memoir that follows Mayle and his wife through their first year in Provence–the food, the countryside, and the wine. This adventure is ideal for anyone who enjoys France, food, and travel. Read more: “Book Review–A Year in Provence: A Humorous Memoir Detailing Life in the French Countryside.” (Contribution from Journeys and Adventures).
