When in French
Subtitle: love in a second language
By: Lauren Collins
Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9781683243014
Subjects: Journalists; French language; English speakers; Travelers' writings, American; Languages; Study and teaching; Conversation and phrase books; English; Large type books; Biography; Self-instruction
Description: "When journalist Lauren Collins moved to Geneva, Switzerland, she decided to learn French in order to be closer to her French husband and his family. Her hilarious and idiosyncratic memoir about the things we do for love is an exploration across cultures and history into how we learn languages, and what they say about who we are"--
Notes: Originally published: New York : Penguin Press, 2016.