![]() ![]() ![]() always tangle up everything to that degree that when you start into a sentence you never know whether you are going to come out alive or not.” –Mark Twain So for my fellow Francophone-wannabes out there who are tormented by their own efforts to (finally) learn French, here are some delightful tidbits from the book. Through it all, Alexander’s love of France and his enthusiasm for accomplishing an elusive goal will charm and seduce you too. Over the course of a year, we follow Alexander as he blunders alongs on his learning challenge, only to find him facing an even greater health challenge. He hopes to (finally) learn French, even though he is well aware that at age 57, he is on the downward slope of the cognitive and learning curve. He tells us his story with a light and snarky humility, laughing at himself so we can too. William Alexander is a middle-aged American guy, who like so many of us, has a giant crush on France. I’m spreading the word with all of my friends in my Alliance Française classes. People might raise an eyebrow when I say that a book about learning French is hilarious, but it really is text-your-friends-and-family-funny-quotes-from-the-book funny. ![]() I just fell in love with a new book: Flirting with French: How a Language Charmed Me, Seduced Me, and Nearly Broke My Heart by William Alexander (Algonquin US paperback 2014). ![]()
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