{"product_id":"not-quite-mastering-the-art-of-french-living","title":"(Not Quite) Mastering the Art of French Living","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eMark Greenside, the author of \"Ill Never Be French,\" takes readers on a humorous journey through Brittany, exploring the quirks of French living and learning the rules of engagement. Despite two decades in the region, he continues to face challenges and finds joy in the unexpected. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 22 July 2021\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Wall Street Journal Bestseller!\u003c\/i\u003e In the tradition of Peter Mayle’s \u003ci\u003eA Year in Provence\u003c\/i\u003e, let the author of\u003ci\u003e I’ll Never Be French\u003c\/i\u003e introduce you to Brittany a world of color and flavor that most of us only fantasize about.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery year upon arriving in Plobien, the small Breton town where he spends his summers, American writer Mark Greenside picks back up where he left off with his faux-pas–filled Francophile life. Mellowed and humbled, but not daunted (OK, \u003ci\u003eslightly\u003c\/i\u003e daunted), he faces imminent concerns: What does he cook for a French person? Who has the right-of-way when entering or exiting a roundabout? Where does he pay for a parking ticket? And most dauntingly of all, when can he touch the tomatoes?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite two decades that have passed since Greenside’s snap decision to buy a house in Brittany and begin a bi-continental life, the quirks of French living still manage to confound him. Continuing the journey begun in his 2009 memoir about beginning life in France, \u003ci\u003e(Not Quite) Mastering the Art of French Living\u003c\/i\u003e details Greenside’s daily adventures in his adopted French home, where the simplest tasks are never straightforward but always end in a great story. Through some hits and lots of misses, he learns the rules of engagement, how to get what he needs—which is not necessarily what he thinks he wants—and how to be grateful and thankful when (especially when) he fails, which is more often than he can believe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is my world, the Old World that is constantly new to me. I’ve been coming to France—Brittany—for more than twenty years now, and I’m still trying to master the art of French living. For a guy who likes to think he knows what he’s doing, it’s been an unexpectedly bumpy ride.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Experienced Francophiles and armchair travelers alike will delight in Greenside’s exploring the practical and philosophical questions of French life, vividly brought to life by his humor and affection for his community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 298g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 140 x 208 x 22 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781510765474\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark Greenside","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44101389811962,"sku":"9781510765474","price":9.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/aa03605f003c255d4214e3f71c392265.jpg?v=1629685282","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/not-quite-mastering-the-art-of-french-living","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}