Tag: france
Bringing up Bebe
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2012/08/09/bringing-up-bebe/
Title: Bringing Up Bebe Author: Pamela Druckerman Publisher: Penguin Press, NY 2012 Summary: This is less a manual on raising children than it is a comparison on how mostly upper middle class children are raised in France and America. Pamela Druckerman, a former reporter...
Amandine
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2010/07/11/amandine/
Title: Amandine Author: Marlena de Blasi Publisher: Random House, May 2010 Summary: Amandine is the first novel written by Marlena de Blasi, an author known for her memoir writing. The story is captivating and the author’s writing is simply beautiful, filled with sense details and...
The Secret Wife of Louis XIV
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2009/10/08/the-secret-wife-of-louis-xiv/
Title: The Secret Life of Louis XIV: Francoise d’Aubigne, Madame de Maintenon Author: Veronica Buckley Summary: Francoise d’Aubigne was born in a French prison, the youngest child of a minor, rebellious noble. She died over 80 years later as the widow of the King...