Copy Cat

The cover design of this book is shamefully copy-catty. While not at all related to the fabulous "French Women Don't Get Fat" books, this book imitates those of Mireille Guiliano's right down to the title font and the illustration style. It looks to anyone familiar with the original "French Women" books like Ms. Frith-Powell is trying to take a ride on another's wave of success. I'd like to think the publisher and not the author is responsible for this manipulative move (still sad). If the author is, I'd have to question her suitability for speaking authoritatively on the French Way. One thing the French are not known for is copying.

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Good insight into the lives of french women

I am a French teacher and found this book to be interesting because it gives the account of an English women attempting to assimilate into the French culture. I did not really enjoy this book, though, and put in down after the first five chapters. It was hard to get into it.

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Hilarious -- You've Gotta Read It!

The gal who wrote this is not only an astute observer, she's got a dynamite sense of humor! I nearly fell off my chair several times, laughing -- because I could easily see myself in a similar situation, having the same thoughts running through my mind. Read it for the analysis of French women's secrets, and the humor, which is the icing on the cake. The humor is best of all.

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