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Allons Enfants A New Zealand Family in France
Burgess, Linda
Longacre Press 1877135437 / 9781877135439
2000
Paperback
Very Good
; 0.6 x 8.1 x 5.5 Inches; 182 pages; People do things for their children that they hope like hell will be good for them in the long run, like forcing them to practice the violin or taking them to Te Papa. With promises of croissants, sunshine and chateaux we lured our kids to France. Linda and Robert Burgess had their first taste of France during the 1970's, when Robert, a former All Black, was playing rugby for Lyon. Twelve years later, they wanted to share something of that experience with their growing children. Allons Enfants is an engaging and entertaining portrait of a family living in Montpellier. Novelist Linda Burgess's clear eye delights in the civilised charms and colourful flavours of France, the quirky idiosyncrasies of Madame Libidineuse and Monsieur Benevolent. She also reveals the often comic, sometimes touching, reality of being a foreigner far from home. This is a story about daily life; visits to the boulangerie, the scheming landlady, the chauvinistic butcher, the absurdities of the French banks and the intensity of the school system. It is also a celebration of family and friends, and an endearing love story - the love that parents have for their children.
Price:
14.95 CDN
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