Someone I Loved
Chloé’s husband has left her and their children for another woman. She is angry and confused but her father-in-law (or would that be ex father-in-law?), Pierre, comes to the rescue and whisks her away from it all. They have never…
Tarte Rosette Tricolore
This is just one of the mouth-watering recipes included in Freedom Fries and Café Crème by Jocelyne Rapinac; a collection of transatlantic stories revolving around love and food. I’ll be reviewing the book as part of Paris in July later…
C’est Juillet Déjà ?
To celebrate the Paris in July blog event, I have a copy of Anna Gavalda’s Breaking Away (English translation) to give away to one winner. Open internationally and entry via Rafflecopter at the end of this post. July has crept…
Paris in July
Those of you who were following me last year may remember the blog went all French in July. Well I’ll be at it again for Paris in July 2012! Rest assured, I won’t be blogging in French (I only know…
Paris in July Round-Up
So July is over and I’ve really enjoyed reading and watching something a bit different from normal. I haven’t quite read everything I set out to but I will be reviewing Badfellas in the near future and I do need…
The Beast of the Camargue
Originally published in French as La Bete du Marais and translated into English by Ian Monk, The Beast of the Camargue is the second instalment of the Commandant de Palma crime series by Xavier-Marie Bonnot. Set in Provence and the…
The Tarasque
…Alabre De sang uman e de cadabre, Dins nòsti bos e nòsti vabre, Un moustren, un flèu di diéu, barrulo… Agués pieta! La bèsti a la co d’un coulobre, A d’iue mai rouge qu’un cinobre; Sus l’esquino a d’escaumo e…
Hors de Prix
Priceless is a French romantic comedy staring the gorgeous Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh. Iréne is a bit of a gold digger and mistakes the bartender, Jean, in her Riviera hotel for a millionaire. Of course when she discovers he’s…