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Language
English
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"When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect nanny for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family's chic apartment in Paris's upscale tenth arrondissement, stays late without complaint, and hosts enviable kiddie parties. But as the couple and the nanny become more...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Marcel loves riding his bicycle, and dreams of competing in the Tour de France, but it is 1942 and German soldiers are everywhere, stopping him as he delivers bread from his parents' bakery around Aucoin--then one day he discovers that it is not just bread he is delivering, and suddenly he finds himself in position of dangerous secrets about his parents and his new friend from Paris, Delphine.
Author
Series
Confessions (James Patterson) volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sixteen-year-old Tandy Angel moves to Paris for a fresh start with her siblings and to be reunited with James, her lost love, but her detective work soon uncovers long-buried family secrets that threaten to destroy her life"--
9) The suitors
Author
Publisher
Other Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
421 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Two upper class sisters hatch a scheme to attract a wealthy suitor to purchase their family's summer estate, L'Agapanthe, when they learn of their parents' plan to sell it in this comedy of manners.
10) The family and family relationships, 1500-1900: England, France, and the United States of America
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1994.
Physical Desc
xix, 344 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Series
Publisher
Master Communications
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Standard format.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Profiles a young boy and girl from different areas of France, presenting a glimpse of their everyday lives, cultures, celebrations, and communities.
Author
Series
Cabinet of Earths volume 1
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Maya, in Paris with her family for a year, lands in the middle of the mysterious La Societé's quest for immortality when the magical Cabinet of Earths chooses her as its next Keeper, promising to restore her mother's health. Includes historical notes.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
156 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Struggling with the realities of her unemployed father, her massacre-victim mother, and her reckless adolescent brother, Ahlm̈e, a young Algerian immigrant living on the outskirts of Paris, struggles to hold fast to her dreams in the face of her limitations and responsibilities.
Author
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
337 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Preparing to start over in idyllic Provence, France, after learning she is pregnant, Anna and her easygoing musician partner, Tobias, embark on an unexpected journey of the heart when their daughter is born with severe disabilities, a situation that is further complicated by a rickety home, eccentric neighbors, and frequent trips to the hospital.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
264 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Pierre Hardelot breaks off his engagement to a wealthy heiress to marry Agnes Florent, the daughter of the local brewer, setting off a family feud which lasts for thirty years, as their village is first destroyed by World War I and then threatened again with the coming of World War II.
16) The balcony
Author
Language
English
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Description
Set in a small village near Paris, The Balcony follows the inhabitants of a single estate--including a manor and a servants' cottage--over the course of several generations, from the Belle Époque to the present day, introducing us to a fascinating cast of characters. A young American au pair develops a crush on her brilliant employer. An ex-courtesan shocks the servants, a Jewish couple in hiding from the Gestapo attract the curiosity of the neighbors,...
17) Coco Chanel
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Charts the rise of one of the most influential designers of the 20th century. From her humble childhood and early days as a young dressmaker's assistant, to her passionate love affair with a dashing Englishman and ultimate success as a pioneering fashion icon.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xxi, 308 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Samantha is given a second chance at love at the age of 40, she moves to southwestern France, thinking she's prepared for her new role in life as an instant American wife and stepmom. It turns out, though, that making a French family takes more than just good intentions and a quick lesson in croissant-baking. Even while suffering from culture shock and struggling to parent her 10-year-old stepson and 13-year-old stepdaughter in a culture drastically...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
213 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The Basque landscape is a delightfully sinister setting. Francis, a sixty-year-old author, has not written a word in the twelve years since his first wife and eldest daughter died in a tragic accident. Now his surviving daughter, Alice, a famous actress, has vanished, leaving her husband and twin daughters clueless as to her whereabouts. Francis's second marriage of ten years, to Judith, is also falling apart, and his distress is compounded by his...
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