Announcement for next MyFrenchLife - MaVieFrançaise #Bookchat book club pick
Are you interested to read with us? Let us know in the comments below. Read one of Jacqueline's favourite books. Join the fun and community spirit. Timeline & date announcement soon!
Announcement for next My French Life - Ma Vie Francaise #Bookchat book club pick :
(Are you interested in reading with us?)
*When
wrote her review of the film #Napoleon (https://www.myfrenchlife.org/2023/12/22/napoleon-the-film/), by #RidleyScott, she recommended a very enjoyable, as well as well-written novel, by for those who wanted to further their knowledge, not from the pov of the beaten path of the Emperor's life but Josephine's who is also the heroin of this biopic (is it really one ? This is another topic!).*This book was originally written in English in 1995 and is the first one of a trilogy and one of Jacquline’s favourite books. (I agree it's a change and an exception to our book club rules!)
*THE MANY LIVES & SECRET SORROWS OF JOSEPHINE B.
About the author Sandra Gulland: she is a true francophile, having attended the University of CA. at Berkeley in the 60s. She's lived in Ontario, Canada since 1970 and is a historical fiction writer and book editor.
DO LET US KNOW below if you're interested in reading with us. The timelines and dates for an online discussion event will be announced soon. We'll allow time for ordering the book and reading it before we hold our next #Bookchat event.
IF YOU ARE NOT AS YET A member of our #Bookchat bookclub and you’d like to be in on these ongoing chats, ( we have a private group on Facebook) then let me know below and we'll invite you to join us.
Discussions are held in English. Jacqueline Dubois and I will be hosting the discussions with Jacqueline the facilitator. You're invited to join us, these events are often across 9 time zones and are lively, informal, and fun!
About Jacqueline Dubois: Jacqueline and I are the founders of the #Bookchat French book club, where we read award-winning and best-selling, recently translated French books. Contemporary reads. she describes herself as:
After teaching for 20 years abroad, I mostly live between Paris and the south of France. I feel both like a native and an expat. I enjoy being part of My French Life™ as it makes my life in Paris even more meaningful and special. I have a passion for literature and movies.
Regards
Judy MacMahon
Fondatrice
MyFrenchLife.org Magazine
and
Jacqueline Dubois Pasquier
#Bookchat French book club Facilitator
PS: our reading timeline and prospective event dates will be announced soon.
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Sherrie , if you don’t mind I will share your comment in the MyFrenchLife bookclub chat of Facebook since some readers are only following us there . What came to my mind as she was born and brought up in an island is that she had that in common with Napoleon ! They were both ‘island’ people !
ATTENTION #Bookclub READING TIMELINE: first read 2024
We're starting to read on January 22, so order your book now.
We;ll be discussing the book in two places. Here on substack and also on our private Facebook Group #Bookchat found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/499043430882421
Both Jacqueline Dubois and I are looking forward to this discussion with you all
Chat soon
Judy MacMahon