TO savour the real taste of France, taking in the language as well as its lifestyle is key to getting the most from your time here.
And in Kristin Espinasse’s second volume of Words in a French Life it is this bringing together of life’s adventures with the language that appeals.
Based upon her popular daily email the book offers short insights into Kristin’s life in the south of France, as well as that of her family and friends.
Each short tale is linked to a French word and its meaning, as well as some of the more common uses of the word, very useful for day to day conversations.
It is her easy, approachable manner that shines in Kristin’s book, as she takes you along to help her in the post office or sit alongside her at a street side café.
There are also some very funny tales as well, including a visit to a fashionable clothes store and the appeal of a classy pair of jeans.
But what also comes out is her acute observations of the life around her home and the characters she meets.
The book ends with the word voisinage, or neighbourhood, and a short story about her next door neighbour, a flower box and a rubbish bin.
Kristin brings them together with a delicate touch that not only means you pick up a word for that day, but capture a glimpse of real French life.
Paperback. 131 pages.
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