num_pages: 352
description: They Eat Horses Don't They?:The Truth About the French tells you what life in France is really like. Do the French eat horses? Do French women bare all on the beach? What is a bidet really used for? In this hilarious and informative book Piu Marie Eatwell reveals the truth behind forty-five myths about the French from the infamous horsemeat banquets of the nineteenth century that inspired an irrepressible rumor to breaking down our long-held beliefs about French history and society (the French are a nation of cheese-eating surrender monkeys right?). Eatwell lived in France for many years and made the most of long French weekends extended holidays and paid time off to sit on French beaches evaluate the sexual allure of the French men and women around her and of course scan caf menus for horses and frogs. As a result They Eat Horses Don't They? reveals a fascinating picture of historical and contemporary Francea country that has both changed radically in the twenty-first century but yet still retains much of the mystery romance and allure that has seduced foreigners for decades. Truth as always is stranger than fiction. . . .
language: English
title: They Eat Horses, Don't They?: The Truth About the French
publisher: Thomas Dunne Books