French By Heart

Name: French By Heart
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ISBN: 9780767925228

An American Family's Adventures in La Belle France

Rebecca S. Ramsey

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Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
15 May 2007

Family & health

""Cheaper by The Dozen"" meets A Year in Provence in this delightful chronicle of a Southern family (two parents, three kids, and an elderly cat) who moves to a small French town and finds that France is as charming as it is disarming.

Can a family of five from deep in the heart of Dixie find happiness smack dab in the middle of France?

French By Heart is the story of an all-American family pulling up stakes and finding a new home in Clermont-Ferrand, a city four hours south of Paris known more for its smoke-spitting factories and car dealerships than for its location in the Auvergne, the lush heartland of France dotted with crumbling castles and sunflower fields. The Ramseys are not jet-setters; they're a regular family with big-hearted and rambunctious kids. Quickly their lives go from covered-dish suppers to smoky dinner parties with heated polemics, from being surrounded by Southern hospitality to receiving funny looks if the children play in the yard without shoes.

A charming tale with world-class characters, French By Heart reads like letters from your funniest friend.

More than just a slice of life in France, it's a heartwarming account of a family coming of age and learning what ""home sweet home"" really means.

By: Rebecca S. Ramsey
Imprint: Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 281g
ISBN: 9780767925228
ISBN 10: 076792522X
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 May 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

REBECCA S. RAMSEY lived with her family in a small village in central France for four years, beginning in 1999, before returning to Greer, South Carolina.

Reviews for French By Heart: An American Family's Adventures in La Belle France

I loved reading Rebecca Ramsey's account of her family's sojourn in France. French By Heart is that winning (and rare) combination of a down-to-earth, witty voice with a sense of the mysterious and eternal. The minute I finished the last page I started looking forward to her next book. -Josephine Humphreys, author of Nowhere Else on Earth Engaging, witty, and touching. This book is a delight. - Bailey White