Do you pine for Paris or yearn for a year in Provence? Sometimes a vacation just isn't enough, but is a short-term move or permanent relocation really feasible? Rosanne Knorr, an American writer living in France, answers an emphatic yes. Whatever your dream, THE GROWN-UP'S GUIDE TO LIVING IN FRANCE will help you take care of those pesky details and fulfill those Francophilic fantasies. In this follow-up to her GROWN-UP'S GUIDE TO RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME, Rosanne offers would-be expatriates invaluable tips for learning the language, managing the move, and arranging for accommodations, visas, banking, insurance, healthcare, and more.
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Knorr (The Grown-Up's Guide to Running Away from Home) moved to France after her children were grown and her husband retired. In this guide, she imparts advice and information on almost all aspects of French life, with sections on visas, vines, and vacations as well as chapters on banking, shopping, transportation, healthcare, wills, finding a job, social occasions, and how to set up your telephone, electricity, and much more. With useful bits of vocabulary to go with each topic, this is an extremely useful guide for the person who intends to live in France for an extended period or even a brief time. Don't leave home without it! For all libraries.
George M. Jenks, Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, PA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
George M. Jenks, Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, PA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
ROSANNE KNORR is a seasoned traveler, expatriate, and author of numerous books, including the GROWN-UP’S GUIDE series and Gone with the Wine. Rosanne has been profiled in People Magazine and has appeared on national media including National Public Radio’s Marketplace Money, CNN Travel, CNNfn, NBC Nightly News and ABC Radio Network. Interviews and articles about her work have appeared in Time Magazine, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Bon Appetit, American Express Horizons, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She lives in Sarasota, Florida.
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Should be called the Wealthy Person's Guide, misleading,
By Heather Moore (Paris, France) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Grown-Up's Guide to Living in France (Paperback)
Waste of money for those hopeful expats without unlimited bank accounts. Much of the info is also outdated or seen through the proverbial rose-colored glasses. Often deceptive or misleading--I wasted more time trying to use the info during my move, than I would have just trying to figure things out on my own. Just one example, the author says you can open a bank account during a "preliminary visit" and recommends Banque Transatlantique. Then you find out on your own that you HAVE to be living in France with your green card in order to open an account AND that BT's required [high account balance]. Waste of time and money!!
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
A Not Too Bright Grown-Up's Guide to France,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Grown-Up's Guide to Living in France (Paperback)
This is real lightweight stuff. Lacks depth and lacks details to be of any help to the serious expat-wannabe. I think many of the reviews full of over-the-top praise must be written by the author's friends or at least by those in the same clique. Skim this book while you're having a latte at Border's and save yourself some money.
23 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Everything Rosanne Knorr says is true!,
By Adrian Leeds, Leeds Good Value Guide to Paris... (Paris, France) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Grown-Up's Guide to Living in France (Paperback)
And I know, because I'm a grown-up living in France! Rosanne Knorr tells it like it really is, so if you're thinking of ditching it all for the rich cultural life France has to offer, you will want to read every word. It's a perfect overview of what you can expect, leaving the details for you to experience yourself.
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France. Just six letters conjure up a kaleidoscope of romantic, whirling images known by tourists the world over: Gargoyles peering over Notre Dame's flying buttresses; the neck-craning height of the Eiffel Tower; sublimely decorated chateaux filled with priceless art and antiques; elegant people sipping wine in sidewalk cafes; elaborate five-course dinners served on Limoges plates; and buttery croissants heaped on trays in a bakery window. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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United States, Loire Valley, The Grown-Up's Guide, International Herald Tribune, New York, Western Europe, Paris Free Voice, European Union, Great Britain, Most French, All That Garbage, Internal Revenue Service, Open Monday, Accueil des Villes, Air France, American Express, Banque Transatlantique, Knowing French, Loire River, One American, United Van Lines, World War New!
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France. Just six letters conjure up a kaleidoscope of romantic, whirling images known by tourists the world over: Gargoyles peering over Notre Dame's flying buttresses; the neck-craning height of the Eiffel Tower; sublimely decorated chateaux filled with priceless art and antiques; elegant people sipping wine in sidewalk cafes; elaborate five-course dinners served on Limoges plates; and buttery croissants heaped on trays in a bakery window. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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United States, Loire Valley, The Grown-Up's Guide, International Herald Tribune, New York, Western Europe, Paris Free Voice, European Union, Great Britain, Most French, All That Garbage, Internal Revenue Service, Open Monday, Accueil des Villes, Air France, American Express, Banque Transatlantique, Knowing French, Loire River, One American, United Van Lines, World War New!
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- The Isle of Man by Douglas on page 185
- Through The Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll on page 117
- Through the Looking-Glass (Dover Thrift Editions) by Lewis Carroll on page 117
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