C'est la Vie: An American Woman Begins a New Life in Paris and--Voila!--Becomes Almost French by Suzy Gershman

Jun 05, 2011 Cate rated it 1 of 5 stars

Okay, okay. So I came upon this book in my house here that we rented out, so thankfully I never bought this piece of crap. I have to say that this may be the worst book I have ever read. I'm going to give out spoilers here cause I am hoping that you will never ever ever read this shitty book. I'm not even done with it, and I can tell you that no matter what happens, this book will never redeem itself. So, first off, this stupid book is based on an autobiography. Which means that this woman actua...more Okay, okay. So I came upon this book in my house here that we rented out, so thankfully I never bought this piece of crap. I have to say that this may be the worst book I have ever read. I'm going to give out spoilers here cause I am hoping that you will never ever ever read this shitty book. I'm not even done with it, and I can tell you that no matter what happens, this book will never redeem itself. So, first off, this stupid book is based on an autobiography. Which means that this woman actually exists. Which kind of makes me sad for humanity.

It starts out simple enough, with an older american couple wanting to retire to Paris in their later years. But then the husband dies. So what does the wife (and sad [and by sad I don't mean depressed] main character) do? Does she mourn her husband? Does she try to help her 19 year old son cope with his father's death? No and no. She whisks herself off to Paris in hopes to start a new life. She even states that later in the book, although she is on antidepressants after her husband's death, she's actually very happy she got the chance to finally move to Paris. Excuse me, what? Did you really not care about your husband? His death was a good excuse? Lady I think you need antipsychotics not antidepressants.

To make this book oh-so-much better this woman is (and in real life) the writer of something called "Born to Shop." Now I had never heard of this before this book, but what I've gathered from reading this senseless drivel is that she travels from city to city and writes articles about where the best shopping places are. Wow. Thanks for devoting your life to something amazing.

Apparently "born to shop" is not very cost-efficient because this woman decides to throw down $10,000 just for FURNITURE. She spent $2,000 on a freakin hutch. All the while complaining about how she can't afford this or that. Now, one of my biggest pet peeves is when people complain about money and then spend it all on STUPID THINGS. Priorities people! Self control! What ever happened to these things?! Now this woman is obviously not broke. Albeit this was when the dollar was about equal to the Euro but that makes it worse! I mean, nowadays, you could easily spend a lot of DOLLARS on things in France. But this was when the Dollar was equal to the Euro! Its the same!! Ahh!

Another things that bothered me is her want to become 'french' while almost ignoring the fact that she NEEDS TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE. She makes no effort at all, seems to have a faint grasp of it, knows some idioms, and I'm sure she gets better at the end of the book, but she's not even acting like its a problem. And well, it wouldn't be if she wanted to be a normal French citizen, but she ends up trying to join the highest social circles in France. She states that she doesn't want to join any of the circles with too many expats, but when it comes to social circles, hers is in high society. It really makes me wonder, how a woman who shops for a living can get such a freakin big ego. C'mon lady, what are you entitled to here?

To top it off, I just got to the part about her birthday. She states, and I will type this verbatim: "I have long thought that my birthday should be a national holiday. I love not only my birthday, but the two weeks around it when i receive calls and gifts and luncheon invitations and bask in the glory of the dawning spring season." And then she goes on to state that she feels so alone in Paris, but then her friend calls her up and throws a party for her so its all good. I'm sorry. But after the age of maybe 12...I stopped expecting OTHER PEOPLE to throw parties for ME. I was pretty sure that most people host their own birthday parties, and that very rarely do people just throw another person a party. But she expects multiple people to do it.

Ugh, okay, I'm going to be less cynical now and get to the point. It's just that this woman holds such a huge idea of entitlement. It's something that frustrates me. She seems so haute-classe, but shes not...she even states that shes too boring and fashionably senseless for the people she hangs out with. She really just sounds to me like a groupie to the 'cool kids.' And that makes me sad. Ugh, I wish I could put this into words better, but its 2am and I'm getting over the stomach flu (which is a good part of this reason this is such a grumpy review).

I don't know, she tries so hard for stupid things, when I think she should care more about the people around her. She worries more about if her apartment will be designed in the same fashion as her Connecticut house when her son visits, and about being a 'cool mom' that it doesn't seem like she's someone he can talk to about her husband's death. I mean thats a big deal. I know that if my father died sophomore year of college I would have been devastated. I almost feel like for a woman who tries to be so social, she's not very good at understanding people. She actually reminds me of the mother in mean girls. "You girls keep me young!"

Well now I'm rambling so I'll stop. But my main point is that this is a horrible book. The main character is vapid, unlikable and careless in her actions. Plus she has an ego the size of Russia. So no, I would never ever recommend this for anyone. Go read David Sedaris. He says much more sensible things about France, and he's funny and egotistical in a good way. (less)

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Jan 16, 2012 Starrlp rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I got this book because I gravitate towards stories about American women moving to Paris. I long to go to Paris and to read about the experiences of other women makes me feel as close to Paris as I'm going to get for now. The only problem is that no matter what the story is its always the story about an upper middle class or rich women moving to Paris after having been there several times for family vacations and business trips. I would really like to hear about a story where an "average" Americ...more

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Jul 05, 2007 Sherry rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2006-2010

42. "Bestselling writer Suzy Gershman (dubbed "Super Shopper Suzy" by Oprah) is our answer to Peter Mayle in this heartfelt, breezy, and funny story of starting over in Paris. Suzy had always fantasized about moving to Paris with her husband, but when he dies unexpectedly, she decides to fulfill their dream alone. Here she gives a deliciously conversational chronicle of her first year in Paris and of the dizzying delights and maddening frustrations of learning to be a Parisian. Filled with Gersh...more

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Feb 17, 2011 Book Him Danno rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011

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Aug 05, 2011 Methodtomadness rated it 2 of 5 stars

If you're considering moving to Paris, skimming this would at least give you some idea of what you're up against in terms of finding an apartment, bringing vs. buying household goods, and otherwise settling in. If, however, you're looking for much of a narrative, give this one a pass. The one -- one! -- salient, life-lessonish take-away point from this book seems to be: "Ladies, if you can afford it, and find yourself widowed later in life, France can be a more welcoming and intellectually stimu...more

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Jun 30, 2008 Liz rated it 1 of 5 stars

Having grown up as an American in Paris, I thought I would find this look at French life from the perspective of an American interesting, but much of the book seems to be less about the woman's experience in France and with the French culture than it is about her shopping expeditions and minglings with socialite, both of which I found terribly boring and hard to relate to. I didn't even finish the book I was so bored. Good premise but this could have been a lot more.

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Oct 16, 2011 Susanna rated it 1 of 5 stars

This is a book badly in need of an editor. I mean: YIKES. It remains worth reading for its practical value--if you're moving to Paris, for instance. And it's interesting for its cultural revelations, and certainly contains some fun and funny anecdotes, but all without benefit of anything resembling flow. It's as if the author published a succession of journal entries without adding transitions. The bullet points throughout have real promise for fun narrative and just cause the reader to stumble...more

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Mar 18, 2009 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: travel-writing

I really enjoyed this book, especially the anecdotes and nuances the author uses to explain her first year of living in France. Her story is quaint, which is nice in my opinion, and I now have an urge to visit France again and spend time doing non-touristy things in Paris.

That said, the author seems to repeat herself a lot, which is a bit annoying. Either she thinks her readers won't remember a person she has mentioned two pages prior, or her editors aren't very good at their jobs. She also see...more

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Oct 28, 2012 Olga rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

This is one of the books I found through PaperBack Swap recommendations after reading Entre Nous and giddily requested it hoping for a similarly pleasant experience. It was tough going at first. By page 70 I was thoroughly annoyed with Ms. Gershman because at that point the book read more like a shopping instruction manual with endless mentions of Born to Shop and incessant dropping of names of famous people and brands that began bordering in pretentious. "Is this really who you are, Suzy?" I ke...more This is one of the books I found through PaperBack Swap recommendations after reading Entre Nous and giddily requested it hoping for a similarly pleasant experience. It was tough going at first. By page 70 I was thoroughly annoyed with Ms. Gershman because at that point the book read more like a shopping instruction manual with endless mentions of Born to Shop and incessant dropping of names of famous people and brands that began bordering in pretentious. "Is this really who you are, Suzy?" I kept thinking. I get it, this is her life and her social circle, but had it not been for brief glimmers of hope in the form of short entries that actually talked about Paris and the French lifestyle and people unrelated to luxury merchandise and who's who of the Parisian "it" list I would have given up and moved on. I did stick with it though and was rewarded with longer chapters that gave me what I came to Ms. Gershman for - a glimpse of her experience living the French life.
As the book progressed and the chapters got longer and less healfhearted Ms. Gershman's personality began to come through and I began to see something in her that was more than a woman spending away her husband's life insurance money. I could see a practical woman having a hard time but determined to not fall apart, a woman rediscovering and reinventing herself, following her dream and doing it in a foreign country and in a foreign language at that. I liked her spunk and that she had standards and an unfailing sense of humor. I enjoyed her stories about holidays, cooking French deserts for the first time, making new friends and dealing with the internal conflict of nurturing herself and worrying about her son's reaction to her choices. These were real stories and I preferred them to the tales about buying overpriced designer sheets.
This isn't your typical book about starting over in France with the author struggling to make connections outside of the expatriate community or being unreservedly enamored with the French. Ms. Gershman arrived in Paris with a well-established network already in place, she had money, and her lack of fascination with Parisian style is obvious and refreshing. She is unabashedly American and is not trying to blend in. She speaks frankly and in detail about the charm of having an affair and her disenchantment with it, as well as medical issues and the difficulties of navigating the French bureaucratic systems. There is not a gossipy feel like in All You Need to be Impossibly French or the reserved distance like in Entre Nous. It is actually more like Almost French in that the authors see the good and the bad clearly and appreciate France for what it is. I wonder whether these two ladies know each other - they are both freelance journalists and they arrived in Paris at the same time (imagine my surprise when I realized this).
This is a fun book and had the first half been more like the second I would have enjoyed it much more. As it is I would recommend it to those who is moving to Paris or is entertaining the notion, those enjoy shopping, or those who want to see what it's like to live in France. I'm with the last group and some day soon will continue the vicarious adventure.

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Aug 07, 2012 Tammy rated it 3 of 5 stars

A quick, light read but not deep or meaningful in any way. Too much focus on her personally to be a good travel book, but much too shallow about her life to be a good memoir. I have no idea how she truly felt about losing her husband because it's so glossed over. I also have no idea what it's like to be an average American living in Paris because she only writes about the life of a wealthy American with all sorts of connections to the "it" crowd -- fine if you are one, but not easy to relate to....more

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Jan 26, 2010 Chelle rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: nonfiction

This was one of the most obnoxious, self-indulgent books I have EVER suffered through. Were it not for the fact that this was a book club choice - and I felt honor-bound to finish it - I would have happily quit after the first few chapters.

The premise seemed interesting: after her husband's death, the author moves to Paris for a change of scenery. Based on the title, I expected some funny American-in-France stories and some anecdotes about her emotional recovery. Not overly philosophical, but s...more

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Sep 24, 2009 Angi rated it 2 of 5 stars

Unfortunately, this book just wasn't what I was hoping for. I think that someone who is actually moving to Paris would find this book much more helpful as it is basically a guide book written in a different form. There was a lot (A LOT) of information about finding an apartment, what to expect, what to do (and not do), etc. There was also a lot about buying items, what is cheaper in America than in Paris, etc. I was hoping to live vicariously through the author, but I was rather bored and after...more

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Jul 25, 2012 Aj rated it 1 of 5 stars

I would not recommend this book unless you are a rich snob, or if you are personally friends with this author. This woman is unbelievable. It's fun to imagine starting a new life, renting and furnishing a new apartment in Paris, and learning about the social norms of the new place, but who can identify with this kind of starting over, when you are known at all of the posh hotels, call ALAIN DUCASSE your friend, phone DORIE GREENSPAN for baking advice and have an affair with a Count? Not relate-a...more

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Sep 25, 2012 Kristine rated it 3 of 5 stars

I picked this up at a used book store after visiting my daughter in France while she was studying there for a semester. I liked how the author explained her experiences moving to Paris and how she was able to set up a new life in a country that chooses to live a slower pace with different priorities than those the author was used to in America. What I didn't like was her attitude about dead husband and the freedom she now had to make her own choices. I found myself wincing at times after reading...more

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Jan 21, 2013 Nan G. rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-about-paris

I have to admit I was a little puzzled by the vitriol heaped upon this book and the author. No, it is by no means the best book about Paris and yes, it is superficial. The author can be quite annoying. All of that said, I found it frothy and delightful and just the right thing to read on a quick vacation at the lake. No heavy themes, no long ponderous descriptions of characters and their dank inner lives. Just a fun little book to enjoy on a summer afternoon. It had the added bonus of starting m...more

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Jan 29, 2010 Leslie Jenison rated it 2 of 5 stars

I'm on a kick of reading stories about women going through major changes in their lives and starting over. This one..........I don't know. I think the author is probably a nice woman. I got weary of all her name-dropping and "I'm so important" and "I must fit into the right part of society" musings. That is all so different from who I am and what I value. The author seemed narcissistic I found it tedious.
I did, however, enjoy the parts of her story when she wrote about discovering the little se...more

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Aug 02, 2009 Maureen rated it 1 of 5 stars

Spoken from a true Francophile... this book is awful!!! Same as what some other reviews have complained about, the author comes off as being selfish, annoyingly obsessed with shopping, and out-of-touch with reality. I have never even heard of her "Born to Shop" series, yet she writes as if she is a celebrity. Her pretentiousness started grinding on my nerves about a third of the way into the book, and I just don't understand how it is justified, seeing as this woman's idea of "true French cookin...more

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Aug 05, 2010 Sarra rated it 2 of 5 stars

Eh. I like Paris. I like reading about Paris. I did not really like this woman at all. I'm not sure who her target audience is, but I don't care about designer labels, or social status, or the "Chef Game", or how to get the best deals while shopping for merchandise created from the blood of the children and slave labor of developing nations. And Suzy Gershman's day job is just that - writing books about how to shop, usually at giant unethical retailers. Also? Dinner parties & social climbing...more

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Feb 27, 2012 Andrienne rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Finally finished this book even though I've had it for a while. I was sick in bed and I wanted to escape somewhere...to France! The main character is in her 50s and so I wasn't too eager to read this memoir of sorts. I did find her tips very useful -- from leasing a home to where to scour cheap furnishings all over France. I've never heard of her "Born to shop" series and actually, a quick peek in Amazon show less than stellar reviews. But anyway, I found myself really immersed in all the highs...more

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Aug 26, 2010 Christine rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

BIG disappointment. I was hoping for something cute, along the lines of French Impressions, but I was mistaken. This book is a biography written by the woman who writes the Born to Shop series (never heard of personally, but I may be the only one). She is widowed suddenly and decides to follow her dream of moving to Paris for a year. Her adjustment to French culture and experience trying to find/rent/furnish an apartment are pretty interesting. That is, until she also decides it is fashionable a...more

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Feb 02, 2011 Helynne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Although I have read many recent books of this genre—American woman discovers the delights and frustrations of cultural difference between the U.S. and France—I found this memoire particularly informative. Suzy Gershman describes the real nitty-gritty details of everyday Parisian life and how it can captivate, but also really bowl over the best-intentioned Yankee gal. When Gershman, a traveling contributor to Born to Shop, is suddenly widowed at age 50, she indulges in a longtime dream to live i...more Although I have read many recent books of this genre—American woman discovers the delights and frustrations of cultural difference between the U.S. and France—I found this memoire particularly informative. Suzy Gershman describes the real nitty-gritty details of everyday Parisian life and how it can captivate, but also really bowl over the best-intentioned Yankee gal. When Gershman, a traveling contributor to Born to Shop, is suddenly widowed at age 50, she indulges in a longtime dream to live in Paris, although she doesn’t speak French well and has little idea what she is getting into when she jumps into renting an apartment, buying furniture, linens, appliances and clothing. “Living in France is harder than people coming from the States think,” her friend Claire warns. “We’re all here because we think it’s worth it, but don’t underestimate the stress of a move like this” (57).
Gersham’s story is partly a how-to manual on where to find the best home furnishings at the best prices while dealing with French people’s prickly personalities and other cultural quirks. She buys numerous French electronic devices that inevitably fall apart and are basically irreparable due either to the nettlesome personalities and/or the ignorance of those who sell them. Her expenses for everything, which she describes in considerable detail, are astounding. Fortunately, when she needs minor surgery, she discovers for herself how truly wonderful –and how reasonable priced—the French health care system that we have all heard so much about really is. Like certain friends of mine, I tend to get a little irritated when I read about people living frivolously on seemingly unlimited funds. Gersham’s adventure is definitely one of these kinds of stories. Although she occasionally complains that she must be careful with her money because her late husband’s life insurance is limited and she is able to do only part-time free-lance work, she nevertheless spends money like water, buys expensive linens and dishes, wears Armani suits, travels constantly to and from London and the U.S., hires a limo to drive her and her wealthy lover around Paris on Christmas Eve, and plans to buy a house in Normandy. (Later, after living in Paris for four years, she is persuaded to buy a house in Provence instead). Speaking of her lover, that was an affair that, in my opinion, she could well have done without. The man was a French “count,” rich and sophisticated, but several years her senior, married, Viagra-dependent (and it doesn’t always work), and an arrogant jerk. One of the most satisfying parts of the book is the moment when she finally wises, up decides that “adultery doesn’t work for me” (what a concept), and dumps the SOB. Appendices at the end of the book give realistic practical advice, such as how to shop for French beds (which are smaller and have different sheet sizes than they do in the U.S.), how to stock a French refrigerator, and how to convert U.S. measurements to the metric system. “Life handed me a lemon when my husband became sick and died,” Gersham concludes. “Somehow, I had made citron pressé . . .and it was sweet” (257) . Indeed, her successes are more enjoyable to read than her excesses are unpleasant, and I found this book most culturally fun and enlightenting.
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Aug 02, 2010 Kara rated it 5 of 5 stars

Great book! It was written by an older lady, post retirement, so it wasn't relatable as far as stage of life but she offered some really great insight and advice into being an American in Paris and as I am about to move to Paris, it was such a great book to read to get an idea of what my life might be like for the next year! She was such a great writer also, it was very easy to read and enjoyable! I would recommend this book to anyone interested in books such as this, or anyone moving to France...more

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Jun 12, 2008 Laura Schmidt rated it 3 of 5 stars

I got this for an American perspective of Parisian/French way of life...I'm be going around France for my honeymoon this summer and thought it'd be a good insight. Slightly silly that the author goes on about name-dropping and being fashionable and spending an insane amount of money on linens (it all makes me think her more-than-slightly absurd). But she did just lose her husband and was trying to make a new start for herself- hence the reason of moving to Paris- to age gracefully and to be cher...more I got this for an American perspective of Parisian/French way of life...I'm be going around France for my honeymoon this summer and thought it'd be a good insight. Slightly silly that the author goes on about name-dropping and being fashionable and spending an insane amount of money on linens (it all makes me think her more-than-slightly absurd). But she did just lose her husband and was trying to make a new start for herself- hence the reason of moving to Paris- to age gracefully and to be cherished, as opposed to being thought of as old and useless (and she might be considered in the states). Plus she IS the author of "Born to Shop" series and has made a great career of writing about shopping and endless networking. And to her credit, she does say that everything is naturally more expensive, and she does shop at TJMaxx and Target when she is state-side. That redeems her in my eyes.

I was annoyed at the fact that she leaves for Paris immediately after her husband's death (leaving her college-aged son with no 'home' to speak of)...not that she should have totally placed her son before her feelings (who wants to be sitting at home moping and crying endlessly about her lost husband?) but she does owe her son and her husband's memory a lot more than just up and leaving and starting an affair with a (married!!!) French count supposedly six months after her husband dies. That made me disgusted to read that.

Otherwise, its a really fun, light book (kind of a French middle aged variation of Sex and the City, TBS style)... plus I'm getting all sorts of great tips on where is the best Parisian bread store, the best markets and places to stop and browse, and generally how the French think. Plus, the chapter that describes her doting on her new dog is HILARIOUS (particularly when it decides it doesnt want to take a walk anymore, and just stays budged on the street. A French woman walks by and says "Only in France....even the DOGS are on strike!" That made me laugh out loud).

It was nice to be invited into this woman's life. Its not a book to take too seriously (after all, she took out all the depressing parts). Perfect for my downtime at work :)(less)

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Jun 26, 2007 Karen rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone

Shelves: i-read-it-you-should

After reading several books on suicide and grief, being the surviving spouse of someone who had just recently ended their life, I felt I needed something light to read. Normally I read the back cover and the first few pages before buying a book, but in this case I didn't. I saw the cover, I love Paris, it looked like a light read. So I bought it, headed to the nearest coffee shop and settled in to read some fluff. Imagine my surprise when on the first page I read that she moved to Paris after th...more

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May 11, 2009 Elizabeth rated it 3 of 5 stars

Suzy Gershman's account of her first year of living in Paris is a quick read. This memoir is funny and touching and she is honest about what she learns along the way.

I enjoyed the perspective of this book, Suzy was in her early-50's with a son in college when her husband died, unexpectedly and she continued forward with their plans to move to Paris. I have not read much this perspective and it was refreshing.

As a Francophile it was nice to read something encouraging one to move to France!

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Dec 18, 2008 Christina rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: did-not-finish

The fact that the author decided to move to France after her husband's death is admirable, but that she decided to do it with very little knowledge of French daily life (and then bemoan the difficulties of life abroad in her book) just seems silly. For example, she plans to bake a cake for her son, buys all the ingredients, and then when she wants to get started, realizes that she doesn't have an American measuring cup or a conversion table...I mean, come on.

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Apr 21, 2013 Elyssa rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: memoir

I am quite interested in expat memoirs lately and had high hopes for this. Unfortunately, this book was disappointing. The author is known for her bestselling books Born to Shop and most of this memoir outlines shopping and purchases in great detail, to the point of exhaustion. And since she knows a lot of people, there is constant (and annoying) name dropping. It's far from your typical American in Paris story, so unless the reader is seeking a materialistic fantasy look elsewhere for the movin...more

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Apr 11, 2012 Audrey ❦❦❦ rated it 4 of 5 stars

I read this for the second time yesterday while on a Mexican vacation, and it felt a little discordant, reading about setting up life in France while on the beach in Mexico. I like the book, but wish that Suzy did not feel the need to be a name-dropper. I also don't "get" her fascination with bed sheets, but I do find that I live vicariously through her story and admire her chutzpah at being able to leave her American
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Jul 11, 2010 Annmarie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: cultural, memoir, nonfiction, travel, france

Pretty good memoir about a middle aged American woman whose husband dies unexpectedly, and so she is spurred to fulfill a lifelong dream of living in Paris. Eventually she purchases a residence there - it'd be a pretty good place to grow old, she feels. It's fun reading along with her as she struggles to get used to her new life and furnish her new place, and since she is a very social person, also meeting (on paper) the new people she befriends including a new elderly romantic interest nickname...more

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Aug 26, 2011 Joan rated it 2 of 5 stars

I had really high hopes for this book, but was a bit disappointed. The insight into life in France is interesting, but the author's choice to purposely leave out information about her grieving the loss of husband of 25 years instantly reduced her credibility in my mind. Obviously this was a difficult time in the author's life, but the book glosses over most everything except for shopping (there is definitely a great deal of information on the where and how's of shopping in Paris), but still felt...more

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