The secret life of France
By: Lucy Wadham
Publisher: Faber
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780571236121
Subjects: Social life and customs; English Women novelists; Biography; Attitudes; Manners and customs; French
Description: At the age of eighteen Lucy Wadham ran away from English boys and into the arms of a Frenchman. Twenty-five years later, having married in a French Catholic Church, put her children through the French educational system and divorced in a French court of law, Wadham is perfectly placed to explore the differences between Britain and France. Using both her personal experiences and hte lessons of French history and culture, she examines every aspect of French life - from sex and adultery to money, happiness, race and politics - in this funny and engrossing account on France.

French Culture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.