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French Lessons
On sale
5th July 2012
Price: £9.99
The only thing that lasts is love, even when it’s gone.
Three French tutors meet at a small café that spills out onto the sunny Parisian backstreet of Rue du Paradis. Nico, Philippe and Chantal meet here every Wednesday morning, before leading their students along the grand boulevards, winding alleyways and sweetly perfumed jardins of the city of lights.
But today’s lesson will be very different – and none of them are remotely prepared.
Josie arrives in Paris desperate, alone, and hopeful that this trip might mend her broken heart. Ex-pat Riley is a long way from home and drifting further and further away from her husband. Could Philippe provide the distraction she craves – and can she gain the courage to break free? Jeremy is the dutiful husband of his famous actress wife. While she is busy filming on the banks of the Seine, he is content playing second fiddle. Until he meets Chantal…
In the haze of a Paris summer, long-buried secrets rise to the surface and relationships are challenged. Can the lessons learned in one day change all of their tomorrows?
Three French tutors meet at a small café that spills out onto the sunny Parisian backstreet of Rue du Paradis. Nico, Philippe and Chantal meet here every Wednesday morning, before leading their students along the grand boulevards, winding alleyways and sweetly perfumed jardins of the city of lights.
But today’s lesson will be very different – and none of them are remotely prepared.
Josie arrives in Paris desperate, alone, and hopeful that this trip might mend her broken heart. Ex-pat Riley is a long way from home and drifting further and further away from her husband. Could Philippe provide the distraction she craves – and can she gain the courage to break free? Jeremy is the dutiful husband of his famous actress wife. While she is busy filming on the banks of the Seine, he is content playing second fiddle. Until he meets Chantal…
In the haze of a Paris summer, long-buried secrets rise to the surface and relationships are challenged. Can the lessons learned in one day change all of their tomorrows?
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Reviews
Sussman makes the romance of Paris come alive... The narrative feels as light as a glass of rosé but the insights carry the richness of a Burgundy
A wonderfully warm and sexy book telling the stories of Josie, Riley and Jeremy, three lonely people whose lives converge in Paris on one day...We loved it!
Touching, thoughtful, hilarious, and exquisite in its observations... a perfect selection for book clubs, and an absolutely delightful read for anyone with a heart.
... sizzling escapist reading.
A novel to savour, preferably while sipping a hot café au lait.
French Lessons is elegant and evocative, and took me straight to Paris... I wanted to savor every stroll, every scene. It's a lovely, delicious novel.
A delightful novel full of joie de vivre.
A light, escapist read.
...an erotic, emotionally charged novel spanning two continents....delicious reading from the first page to the last.
With heartbreak, surprises and inner longings revealed on each page, it's perfect for getting lost in while soaking in the tub.
What a delicious read! With sexual tension that crackles on the page, I truly couldn't put down this literary page turner. Bookclubs: bust out your calendars. This novel's going on your list.
Charming, romantic, and brimming with Sussman's trademark joie de vivre, French Lessons is a novel to savor.
Superior chick-lit, involving loss, death and disappointment, and Sussman has a natural, easy voice.
"[A] luscious novel of love and longing ... the narrative feels light as a glass of rosé at an outdoor café, but its insights carry the richness of a Burgundy