Debra Ollivier

There are many explanations of what French women know.

But I adore their fundamental attitude: they love Men a lot a lot. And not surprisingly, the compliment is repaid by French men: they love Women a lot a lot. So the foundation is always there to build upon.

French women know men need a lot of tolerance and looking after. This view offers a certain relief in the "battle of the sexes" as it is played out in the States.

This book gets to the core of the famous French diet and way of eating, and how French women maintain their looks. The explanation is fundamental and understandable.… (mehr)

After having spend another wonderful weekend in Paris, I spotted this book at our local library and thought - how lovely! One cannot help but notice the wonderfully poised girls and women all over Paris and there certainly is much truth in the French, both women and man, for that matter, owing a lot of what they are made of to their very limiting tradition and education. Discipline is good for you, many would say. And yes, French kids are politer then some others, and mostly well-behaved. But as someone mentioned before, it is the well-to-do kids and their intellectual parents Ollivier is looking at. They certainly are a part of life in France, probably especially in Paris, and although they may not represent the average, and not the majority, they is something special about them, something one may want to examine more closely and see whether it is worth following as an example.
It would be hard not to notice Ollivier's enthusiasm for all things French, and I love the extra reference boxes with suggestions for movies and books etc. which support or digress on whatever is being discussed. The books is both a simple and charming start for a newly discovered franco-filles, if you will excuse my pun.… (mehr)