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The French Village Diaries: top Francophile book reviews – Heads Above Water

Don't miss Jacqui's review of 'Heads Above Water' by Stephanie Dagg.
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MyFrenchLife™ – MyFrenchLife.org - Running Away - by Jean-Philippe Toussaint: a novel of love and dislocation - review

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Running Away - by Jean-Philippe Toussaint: a novel of love & dislocation - book review

'Running Away' is at times fun & erotic, tender and complex... suspend your expectations, hop…
The French Village Diaries - book review - The Forgotten Summer - Carol Drinkwater

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The French Village Diaries: top Francophile book reviews - The Forgotten Summer

Jacqui shares her review of 'The Forgotten Summer' by Carol Drinkwater.
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The French Village Diaries: top Francophile book reviews – In a French Kitchen

This week, Jacqui shares her review of 'In a French Kitchen' by the professional chef,…
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5 books about Paris: read before you visit

Heading to Paris? Don't forget to read these 5 books before you go to truly…
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French children's books: 5 fabulous reads for your kids

Far from being simple tales with happy endings, French children’s books are sources of moral…
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"De nos jours, la plupart des gens meurent d'une espèce de bon sens rampant et découvrent trop tard qu'il n'y a que les erreurs qu'on ne regrette jamais. Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, & discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes."

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manquer le coup to fail completely, to botch it
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