Book Club: 5 French Reads for March 2021
It’s un nouveau month, and that means we have a new round of book club picks for le mois of March.
From a cerebral autobiography that touches on texts and theories of renowned French thinkers in Alice Kaplan’s French Lessons, to Josephine: A Life of the Empress, which examines the extraordinary life of Napoleon Bonaparte’s first wife, there are plenty of ways to get lost in your own thoughts and romantic notions during dreamy Pisces season.
On the other hand, if you’ve ever fantasized about adopting a minimalist, Marie Kondo-approved “less is more” lifestyle and downsizing abroad for a fresh start, then French Dive: Living More with Less in the South of France is the memoir for you.
Historical fiction buffs will love The Paris Library, a sweeping novel based on the true story of the brave librarians of the American Library in Paris who participated in the Resistance during World War II, while romance fans will devour Kirsten Lobe’s tale of seduction, French Trysts: Secrets of a Courtesan.
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