French Lessons
Author(s): Ellen Sussman
Josie arrives in Paris in the hope of healing a broken heart. Riley, a lonely housewife, is struggling to feel connected to her husband, and her new country. Jeremy, a loyal, neglected husband of a famous actress, has accompanied his wife as she films on location, yet he feels increasingly isolated from her world.
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A charming, romantic and emotionally charged novel set in Paris, with great praise from the US.
"A luscious novel of love and longing . . . the narrative feelslight as a glass of rose at an outdoor cafe, but its insightscarry the richness of a Burgundy." - People (four stars) "A sexy travelogue . . . sizzling escapist reading." - Entertainment Weekly "As inviting as the smell of freshly baked croissants wafting from a Parisian cafe, this is a novel to savor." - Ann Packer, author of "The Dive from Clausen's Pier" "Touching, thoughtful, hilarious, and exquisite in its observations, "French Lessons" - Ellen Sussman's day in Paris with a wonderful collection of characters - is a treat. . . . Tres charmant!" - Meg Waite Clayton, author of "The Four Ms. Bradwells" "Charming, romantic, and brimming with Sussman's trademark joie de vivre, "French Lessons" is a novel to savor." - Amanda Eyre Ward, author of "Close Your Eyes"
Ellen Sussman is the author of On a Night Like This, which was a San Francisco Chronicle Best-Seller and is also the editor of two anthologies, Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia Of Sex and Bad Girls: 26 Writers Misbehave, which was a New York Times Editors Choice and a San Francisco Chronicle Best-Seller. Ellen was named a San Francisco Library Laureate in 2004 and 2009. She has two daughters and lives with her husband in the San Francisco Bay Area.
General Fields
- :
- : Constable and Robinson
- : Corsair
- : 0.32
- : 01 August 2011
- : 216mm X 135mm X 19mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 January 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Ellen Sussman
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 813.6
- : 256