Bestselling writer Suzy Gershman (dubbed “Super Shopper Suzy” 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 Gershman’s insider’s tips on everything from cooking the perfect clafoutis to—naturally—shopping, C’est la Vie is delightfully entertaining and captures the exhilarating experience of beginning a new adventure.
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'The book's motto - give yourself a break! - is perhaps the most radical resolution of the year' Elle It's time to give yourself a break! You've been bossing yourself around for too long. Where has it gotten you? Maybe it's time you follow the example of the French and let it go. Allow yourself to be angry, be tired, be silly, be passionate - to give yourself a break, and just simply be. Fabrice Midal offers us a new solution to the perennial problem of our too-much, too-fast modern life. It's OK, he urges us, to say no. It's fine to quit the things that don't fulfill you. It's necessary, in fact, to give yourself a break and say, simply, c'est la vie. 'All the talk of Paris' Evening Standard 'A roadmap for avoiding the perils of perfectionism' Get the Gloss 'Powerful, yet playful, challenging and at the same time comforting . . . it can transform the way you look at your life' Tal Ben-Shahar, New York Times bestselling author
C'est la vie means “That's Life”, this book contains 16 poems based on different situations of life. When I started writing this book, I took into observation different scenarios of life faced by people. We all have some unforgettable moments in life and in this book I've addressed all those moments in this book. This book will give you a journey through life. The poems are accompanied by extractions that will give you a journey through your past and about life. Apart from the poems in this book, this book contains an article related to life as well as a short story specially dedicated to a doctor who fought for us in these difficult times of Covid-19.
When Sunday Times fashion journalist Brigid Keenan married the love of her life in the late Sixties, little idea did she have of the rollercoaster journey they would make around the world together - with most things going horribly awry while being obliged to keep the straightest face and put their best feet forward. For he was a diplomat - and Brigid found herself the smiling face of the European Union in locales ranging from Kazakhstan to Trinidad. Finding herself miserable for the first time in a career into which many would have long ago thrown the towel, she found herself asking (during a farewell party for the Papal Nuncio): was it worth it? As this stream of it-really-happened-to-me stories shows, it most certainly was - if only for our vicarious bewilderment at how exactly you throw a buffet dinner during a public mourning period in Syria, remain viable as a fashion journalist when taste-wise you are three seasons out of it and geographically a world away, make people believe that there are actually terrible things going on in paradise, be a good mother and save some of the finest architecture in Damascus and Brussels from demolition - seemingly all simultaneously.
The time is 1950. The place is Chez Lepľe, a dingy, run-down cabaret in Paris, France. Here, every night, two fading chanteusesDominique and Fatigǔe, along with their struggling composer friend, Jean-Paul-Pierreeke out a meager existence performing the songs of their arch rival, the great Edit Piaf, at their tyrannical employer's insistence. Until 1 night.
Vous avez certainement mené une vie aventureuse qui reflète des intérêts culturels forts multiples et l'appréciation de la diversité. Votre histoire est surtout intéressante en raison de la façon dont vous concordez les observations des philosophes à votre expérience. Il est clair que vous croyez profondément dans l'importance de l'introspection comme une voie à une meilleure compréhension de soi et de la famille humaine dans son ensemble. Votre ton est humble et enrichissant. Gail Cato, Éditeur de BookSurge. L'auteur aligne son histoire personnelle avec les réflexions des autres pour la recherche du bonheur intérieur, y compris un bon nombre de penseurs tels que Woodsworth et Gandhi. Mpouma a assez à dire sur sa vie, qui a été de ne pas se sentir à l'aise nulle part. Les choses ont pris une grande tournure lorsqu'il avait deux ans et demi et son père, un candidat à un poste public au Cameroun, a été assassiné. Il grandit au milieu de cette tourmente familiale qui le mettait souvent dans des démêlés à la maison et à l'école. Il vécût de temps en temps entre les maisons de sa mère, ses frères et de son père adoptif, sans jamais se sentir intégré. Pendant ce temps, il a ressenti une connection avec son feu grand-père, connu sous le nom d'Oboss; celui qui fiche toujours tout en l'air. Mpouma a été conforté et inspiré par l'histoire de son grand-père, son franc-parler et son honnêteté dans les réunions de famille ou du village. Vers la fin de sa vingtaine, Mpouma gagna l'approbation de sa famille en se mariant et travaillant à la Banque. Mais son coeur n'était pas dans mariage, et après avoir obtenu le divorce, l'approbation évidemment disparue. Mpouma a rejoint la Soka Gakkai International (SGI), une organisation bouddhiste qui favorise la paix dans le monde entier par la réalisation de la paix intérieure. Extrait de Kirkus découvertes, Nielsen Business Media, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
