num_pages: 288
description: Describes how the author, in the wake of her husband's death, decided to fulfill her long-standing dream of building a new life for herself in Paris, detailing her first year in the City of Light, her frustrating search for an apartment, the challenges of learning to become a Parisian, shopping, and more.
language: English
title: C'est la Vie: An American Conquers the City of Light, Begins a New Life, and Becomes--Zut Alors!--Almost French
titlecomplete: C'est la Vie: An American Conquers the City of Light, Begins a New Life, and Becomes--Zut Alors!--Almost French
genres: Biography, Travel, Biography Memoir, Nonfiction, Memoir, Humor, France
ratings_count: 1823
publisher: Viking Adult