When in French : love in a second language / Lauren Collins.
Publication details: London : 4th Estate, 2017.Description: 243 pages ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780008100629
- 070.92 23
- 448.0092 23
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 070.92 COL | Available | 067331 |
First published in Great Britain by: 4th Estate, 2016.
One. The Past Perfect: Le Plus-que-parfait -- Two. The Imperfect: L'Imparfait -- Three. The Past: Le Passe compose -- Four. The Present: Le Present -- Five. The Conditional: Le Conditionnel -- Six. The Subjunctive: Le Subjonctif -- Seven. The Future: Le Futur.
A language barrier is no match for love. Lauren Collins discovered this firsthand when, in her early thirties, she moved to London and fell for a Frenchman named Olivier. When the couple, newly married, relocates to Geneva, she decides to learn French to deepen her relationship. 'When in French' is a laugh-out-loud funny and surprising memoir about the lengths we go to for love, as well as an exploration across culture and history into how we learn languages - and what they say about who we are.
