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How to Make a French Family by Samantha Vérant

April 11, 2017 Jess Comments 0 Comment

Good morning everyone! I am so, so excited that Samantha has included Shelf Quest in the virtual tour of her new book, How to Make a French Family. How to Make A French Family is a delightful follow-up to Seven Letters from Paris (my review here). In this book, Samantha has moved to Cugnaux, a small town in southwestern France with her husband, Jean-Luc, and her stepchildren, Elvire and Max. Moving to a new country, being newly married, and suddenly being a…

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Wednesday Whimsy #1

April 6, 2017 Jess Comments 0 Comment

Bonjour and welcome to my first Wednesday Whimsy post! I came up with the idea while in Paris, in the middle of the night, unable to sleep, and browsing French and Paris-themed articles. I have a lot of blogs, instagram accounts, movies, books, and online reads I regularly turn to or search out and thought I’d create a space to share all the good stuff. Originally I thought it would be a “French Friday” sort of thing but I found…

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My Birthday Trip to Paris

March 31, 2017 Jess Comments 0 Comment

In my defense, it was a trip for my 30th birthday. Oops, did I say that out loud? Originally I was thinking of going to Disneyland in California but then decided it wasn’t quite big enough for the big 3-0. I did a little research on flights to Paris and found some via Icelandair for $600 per person round trip and got Joe on board. We found an affordable Airbnb (the studio we stayed in is here) and suddenly my dream…

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A Few of My Favorite French-Themed Books

September 19, 2016 Jess Comments 0 Comment

Ever since reading Amy Thomas’s Paris, My Sweet, I have been obsessed with French memoirs. Before that book I had no idea I would be so interested in part of the non-fiction genre. Not all of these are non-fiction, but I wanted to share a few of the Frenchy books that I have enjoyed reading the most. For a more comprehensive list, I have a Goodreads shelf of all the “French” books I’ve read. 1. Seven Letters from Paris. This memoir made…

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