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A delightful, fresh twist on the travel memoir, Almost French takes us on a tour that is fraught with culture clashes but rife with deadpan humor. Sarah Turnbull's stint in Paris was only supposed to last a week. Chance had brought Sarah and Frederic together in Bucharest, and on impulse she decides to take him up on his offer to visit him in the world's most romantic city. Sacrificing Vegemite for vichyssoise, the feisty journalist does her best to fit in, although her conversation, her laugh, and even her wardrobe advertise her foreign status. But as she navigates the highs and lows of this…
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9 editions- Ebook · English · 2009Penguin USA, Inc. · 9781101082966
- Paperback · English · 2005Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd · 322 pages · 9781857883701
- Paperback · English · 2004Gotham · 320 pages · 9781592400829
- Paperback · English · 2003Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd · 320 pages · 9781857883169
- Other · English · 2010Random House Australia · 320 pages · 9781864712766
- Other · English · 2004Tandem Library · 9781417665389
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