Synopsis
At the age of eighteen Lucy Wadham ran away from English boys and into the arms of a Frenchman. Twenty-five years later, having married in a French Catholic Church, put her children through the French educational system and divorced in a French court of law, Wadham is perfectly placed to explore the differences between Britain and France.
Using both her personal experiences and the lessons of French history and culture, she examines every aspect of French life - from sex and adultery to money, happiness, race and politics - in this funny and engrossing account of our most intriguing neighbour.
About Lucy Wadham
See more books from this AuthorThere was none of the close camaraderie between women - "the sisterhood" - that Wadham had known in England, because in France, every woman is a potential rival (although in the end, she says, she came almost to prefer this, and the constant, often irritating but also uplifting flirtation between...
Jul 31 2009 | Read Full Review of Secret Life of FranceThere is a romantic, often misguided, misconception among the British that life in France is akin to life in Paradise.
Jun 20 2009 | Read Full Review of Secret Life of FranceOrdinarily, I quite like meat to chew on, but by then I wasn't in the mood for Lucy Wadham's insightful and useful analysis.
Dec 16 2014 | Read Full Review of Secret Life of FranceFor the Englishman's French experience, try Stephen Clarke's A Year in the Merde or Merde Actually.
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