ALMOST FRENCH: A NEW LIFE IN PARIS

Book ID/图书代码： 03540004B06903

English Summary/英文概要： A bestseller in Turnbull’s native Australia, this cute firsthand look at the hardships of settling into a city infamously chilly to outsiders gives a glimpse of the true nature of Parisians and daily life in their gorgeous city. Though Turnbull tells readers less about love than new life, it was in falling for a Frenchman that the journalist found herself moving to Paris, for a few months that stretched into years. The cultural relationship is challenging enough, leaving aside the more intimate personal story (though readers do learn enough about Turnbull’s now husband to understand her decision to stay), and she writes of finding work, making friends, surviving dinner parties and adapting to the rhythms and pace of life with a Parisian boyfriend with humor and a developing sense of wisdom. Of the struggle to adapt to her new home in the mid-1990s, the author writes, "I’ve discovered a million details that matter to me-details that define me as non-French" no matter how much she tries to assimilate, while over time she grows to appreciate some perplexing aspects of French culture, as "[e]veryday incidences elevate into moments of clarity simply because they would never, ever happen in your old home," from developing her confrontational side enough to defend herself (in French) from rude remarks to receiving advice from "a terribly chic blonde who advises me to use eye-makeup remover on Maddie’s [Turnbull’s dog’s] leaky eyes." This is an engaging, endearing view of the people and places of France.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书为腾布尔澳大利亚本土中最畅销的一部，本书十分精彩，从亲身经历出发，为读者们描述作为一名外来者，在一座著名的疏离之城中定居所需要经历的种种困难，本书将带领你一览巴黎人的真实天性以及在巴黎这座超凡的城市中的日常生活。尽管腾布尔为读者们描述的新生活的部分要远胜过情感体验，但事实上作者本人正是因为恋上了一名法国人才会来到巴黎，而短短的数月也最终延长为了数年。首先文化差异上的挑战便已很是巨大，姑且不论个人情感故事（虽然读者们早已对腾布尔的现任丈夫十分熟悉，了解她最终做出的留下的决定），作者还为我们讲述了找工作、交朋友、参加晚宴以及适应巴黎男友的生活情调与节奏等一系列事情，包括习惯他的幽默并让自己也慢慢具有睿智与知性。关于在20世纪90年代中期努力适应新家新生活的经历，作者如是写道：“我已经找出了一百万个对我而言十分重要的细节—这些细节无时无刻不提醒着我，我不是一名法国人。”不论作者如何努力的融入，也尽管随着时间的推移她慢慢的感激并喜欢起法国文化中的那些复杂方面，如“每一天的每一个微小事件都会上升为最简明的时刻，因为他们再也不会发生在曾经的你的身上”，从曾经的对立状态到捍卫自己（在法国）免受粗鲁的言论评价，再到接受来自美丽金发美女的建议---用眼影解决爱犬马蒂的沙眼问题。总之，通过本书，你将一览巴黎精彩迷人的风土人情。（DC）

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