French Leave

A wonderfully witty and insightful memoir of ten years spent living in Normandy. Author and journalist Liz Ryan charts the pleasures and setbacks of her gradual immersion into French village life, as well as explaining the often paradoxical French attitudes to food, dieting, sport, shopping on the grand scale, and their perceptions of their Anglophone neighbors. Originally from Dublin, Ryan relates her adventures in this funny and informative book. Liz Ryan is a best selling novelist in Ireland who wrote for the Irish Independent and the Irish Daily Mail.