C'est La Vie ─ An American Woman Begins a New Life in Paris and - Voila! - Becomes Almost French

Bestselling writer Suzy Gershman (dubbed A"Super Shopper SuzyA" by Oprah) is our answer to Peter Mayle in this heartfelt, breezy, and funny story of starting over in Paris. Suzy had always fantasized about moving to Paris with her husband, but when he dies unexpectedly, she decides to fulfill their dream alone. Here she gives a deliciously conversational chronicle of her first year in Paris and of the dizzying delights and maddening frustrations of learning to be a Parisian. Filled with GershmanA's insiderA's tips on everything from cooking the perfect clafoutis toA-naturallyA- shopping, CA'est la Vie is delightfully entertaining and captures the exhilarating experience of beginning a new adventure.

A"Anyone who has dreamed of going to live in Paris, or who has faced a devastating loss, or wonders about sex with a Frenchman, will love Suzy GershmanA's inspiring story.A"
A-Diane Johnson, author of Le Divorce