With no classes to teach, no committee meetings to attend, no lawn to mow or cars to park, Eloisa revels in the ordinary pleasures of life—discovering corner museums that tourists overlook, chronicling Frenchwomen’s sartorial triumphs, walking from one end of Paris to another. She copes with her Italian husband’s notions of quality time; her two hilarious children, ages eleven and fifteen, as they navigate schools—not to mention puberty—in a foreign language; and her mother-in-law Marina’s raised eyebrow in the kitchen (even as Marina overfeeds Milo, the family dog).
You can read an excerpt on the author's website!
Review: This is not your traditional memoir, or travel book. Eloisa alternates a chapter with a small tale, with chapter on basically Facebook posts or tweets, and random thoughts she had during their stay in Paris. It does make the book read quicker, but I found myself wishing for more a traditional format. But Eloisa does offer some great ideas of things to do, should you got to Paris (in fact she has a great Guide to Paris at the back of the book) And her comments on the Parisian lifestyle are noteworthy for their charm and insight.
it is in fact the perfect book for picking up and putting down, due to the format. Thus it is great for poolside/beach/backyard reading, while wishing you were in Paris!
About the Author: Eloisa wrote her first novel after graduating from Harvard, but alas, it was rejected by every possible publisher. After she got an M.Phil. from Oxford, a Ph.D. from Yale, and a job as a Shakespeare professor, she tried again, with much greater success. Currently she teaches Shakespeare in the English Department at Fordham University in New York City. She's also the mother of two children and, in a particularly delicious irony for a romance writer, is married to a genuine Italian knight. For more, check out her website.
Review: This is not your traditional memoir, or travel book. Eloisa alternates a chapter with a small tale, with chapter on basically Facebook posts or tweets, and random thoughts she had during their stay in Paris. It does make the book read quicker, but I found myself wishing for more a traditional format. But Eloisa does offer some great ideas of things to do, should you got to Paris (in fact she has a great Guide to Paris at the back of the book) And her comments on the Parisian lifestyle are noteworthy for their charm and insight.
it is in fact the perfect book for picking up and putting down, due to the format. Thus it is great for poolside/beach/backyard reading, while wishing you were in Paris!
About the Author: Eloisa wrote her first novel after graduating from Harvard, but alas, it was rejected by every possible publisher. After she got an M.Phil. from Oxford, a Ph.D. from Yale, and a job as a Shakespeare professor, she tried again, with much greater success. Currently she teaches Shakespeare in the English Department at Fordham University in New York City. She's also the mother of two children and, in a particularly delicious irony for a romance writer, is married to a genuine Italian knight. For more, check out her website.
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