“After Gershman and her husband had planned a one-year move to Paris, her husband was diagnosed with cancer and died quickly. Gershman decided the best way for her to cope was to go ahead with the move, and, six weeks after her husband’s death, she found herself in France. This account of her experience there combines travel-book tips with midlife coming-of-age. Gershman, who works as a professional shopper and writes the Born to Shop travel series, uses her expertise to make the most of trips to flea markets, department stores, and outlet shops. Anyone interested in living in France will file away the tips she dispenses, including where to look for bed linens and what to bring from home. Gershman had some advantages (semifamous friends in France, for example, whose names are dropped frequently), but even so, she displays great tenacity in plunging into a new experience after a tremendous loss (and while learning a new language at age 52). A good choice for the Under the Tuscan Sun crowd. -- Beth Leistensnider”
NCSLibrary wrote this review Friday, September 14 2007.
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