Petite Anglaise: In Paris, In Love, In Trouble - Hardcover

Sanderson, Catherine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0718153049 ISBN 13: 9780718153045

Publisher: Michael Joseph, 2008

Synopsis

Living in Paris with her partner, the workaholic Mr Frog, and their adorable toddler, Tadpole, Catherine decides to alleviate the boredom of her metro-boulot-dodo routine by starting a blog under the name of Petite Anglaise. Writing with disarming honesty about Paris life, about the confines of her hollow relationship with Mr Frog and about the wonder and pain that comes with being a mother, she finds a new purpose to her day. As Petite Anglaise, Catherine regains her confidence and makes virtual friends, including one charismatic and single Englishman who lives in Brittany, James. And after meeting James one evening in a bar, Catherine feels she has regained her ability to fall in love, too.

About this title

Review:

'Addictively readable' -- Mail on Sunday

'I loved it' -- India Knight

'Light, frank and tremendous fun. Like all good writers, Catherine's work enables us to appreciate the diversity, possibilities, trials and beauty of life.' -- Rory MacLean, Guardian

'Self deprecating, funny, sensitive, interesting, Sandersons' book is an insight into the nitty-gritty of life as a "Petite Anglaise"'
-- Spinebreakers

'Written with breathtaking candour, it will appeal to existing fans and new readers alike' -- Daily Express

`A wonderful train journey read.'
-- In Style UK

`Petite Anglaise is an addictively readable account of the highs and lows of life behind her alter ego' -- You Magazine

`Written with breathtaking candour, it will appeal to existing fans and new readers alike' -- Daily Express

From the Back Cover:

'I hear returning footfalls and moments later anxious fingers prise my arm from my face; a pair of grey-blue eyes gaze questioningly into mine.

"Maman?"

"Mummy's got a bad, bad headache," I mumble feebly, turning on to my side and burying my feverish face into the cool pillow instead.

But there is no pain, at least not in a physical sense. I am, quite simply, stricken with horror; aghast at the thought of the upheaval I am poised to inflict on our little family. And yet, at the same time, every cell in my body vibrates at a higher frequency. Never have I felt so guilty, nor so intoxicatingly alive.'

About this edition

• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0718153049
• ISBN 13: 9780718153045
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 341