French Lessons

A Novel

De: Ellen Sussman

Narrado por: Kathe Mazur

A single day in Paris changes the lives of three Americans as they each set off to explore the city with a French tutor, learning about language, love, and loss as their lives intersect in surprising ways.

Josie, Riley, and Jeremy have come to the City of Light for different reasons: Josie, a young high school teacher, arrives in hopes of healing a broken heart. Riley, a spirited but lonely expat housewife, struggles to feel connected to her husband and her new country. And Jeremy, the reserved husband of a renowned actress, is accompanying his wife on a film shoot, yet he feels distant from her world. As they meet with their tutors—Josie with Nico, a sensitive poet; Riley with Phillippe, a shameless flirt; and Jeremy with the consummately beautiful Chantal—each succumbs to unexpected passion and unpredictable adventures. Yet as they traverse Paris’s grand boulevards and intimate, winding streets, they uncover surprising secrets about one another—and come to understand long-buried truths about themselves.

©2011 Ellen Sussman (P)2011 Random House

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Touching, thoughtful, hilarious, and exquisite in its observations, French Lessons—Ellen Sussman’s day in Paris with a wonderful collection of characters—is a treat. . . . Très charmant!” (Meg Waite Clayton, author of The Four Ms. Bradwells)

“Charming, romantic, and brimming with Sussman’s trademark joie de vivre, French Lessons is a novel to savor.” (Amanda Eyre Ward, author of Close Your Eyes)

"What a delicious read! With sexual tension that crackles on the page, I truly couldn't put down this literary page-turner. Book clubs: bust out your calendars. This novel's going on your list." (Lolly Winston, author of Good Grief)

Terrible French accents

Trite, the kind of thing a comfortable and bored American would write to manage ennui and make some money