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  <title><![CDATA[My French Life]]></title>
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  <default_description>A beautifully photographed romantic book about French style and culture - and making a new home in Provence.

In 1999, Vicki Archer, with her husband and three children, made a lifelong dream a reality when she bought a seventeenth-century property in Saint-de-Provence. She spent three years lovingly restoring the farmhouse, bringing back to life the abandoned apple and pear orchards, and planting an olive grove of more than two thousand trees. In &quot;My French Life,&quot; Vicki shares an insider as view of life in France - from its landscapes, delicious food, and scents to its charming people. And she offers an intimate portrait of what it's like to adopt a new home on the other side of the globe. It's a personal tale of taking risks, facing challenges, and the joyous experience of falling in love with all things French.
With lavish four-color photography that captures the essence of French style, &quot;My French Life&quot; is a book to cherish. It is the perfect gift for the holidays.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>My French Life</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Vicki Archer]]></name>
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    <name><![CDATA[Alex E. Pajares]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The author and her family one day decided to move to France and their experiences inspired this book. An interesting and humorous perspective of life in France from someone in love with all things French.  The photographs in this book are quite beautiful.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[i loved this book for the photos and tidbits about living in france.  however it was a major eyeroller in the way the author assumes everyone has millions to plunk down on an old french chateau that needs a total overhaul.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an engaging book about an Australian family that decides to relocate and split their time between London and a farmhouse they renovated in the south of France. The short chapters describing different activities evoke the sense of France, including both the south and Paris.  Each chapter is a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39660162">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="33454121">
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although Vicki Archer pens the words as she describes her family’s life in Provence and her visits to Paris, the sole reason for opening the book belongs to the photographer Carla Coulson.  Her photographs of Provence and Paris and the people therein are an absolute visual delight!  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The stories are tolerable- though more take it or leave it- but the photography is wonderful.  Five stars for the photos alone.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A light autobiographical read of a family in London who pursues their life dream and buys a seventeenth century property in Saint-Remy-de-Provence.  A glossy glimpse into French life and all things French.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 09:19:47 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a beautiful book.  It's not a novel but rather a passionate description of ones love for a home.  It takes you through the restoration of a 400 yr old home and explains how this changes one family. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Gorgeously photographed, beautifully scripted, an elegant read. I kept asking myself, who lives like this? How can I live like this? A lovely glimpse into a magical and French way of life. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The photographs inside this book are amazing. I want to live inside this book--be these people. Until I too can run away to Provence I will turn these pages and nod off to dream land. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved the pictures in the book.  They were gorgeous!  Fast and easy read.  Interesting to see how the really rich live!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Three stars for the author because I'm so damned jealous and four stars for the outstanding photography...]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 30 17:48:39 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am still reading this book, but I love the cover because it looks exactly like Brian and Phuong's street. Very cool.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Such a fun book, lovely photos....if you love France, you'll love this book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[so excited!! after a million hints - i got this book for christmas!]]></body>
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