Charming Little Read for Francophiles

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	• Fatale : How French Women Do It Edith I. Kunz Bridgewood Press, 2000 - 139 pages average customer review:based on 15 reviews view larger image
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Accurate

Born and raised in France, I've been living in the Midwest for 3 years. Except for a few obsolete details (such as candles (!)- that's 'trying too hard' for us ), this is an excellent book to understand French women and their ways. I have read many books on the subject; this is the only one published in the past 5 years or so that I found 'honest' and accurate. I notice authors have a strong tendency to write to satisfy and sell to a particular audience. For exemple, the recent title "2 Lipsticks and a Lover", published worldwide, was released as "All You Need to Know to Be Impossibly French" for the American audience... Other titles tell you that we don't get fat bla bla bla and they will keep telling you the same story over and over again because it sells. Lots of these books should be in the Fiction Alley.

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Charming Little Read for Francophiles

This is a charming little tribute to the je-ne-sais-quoi of the French woman. It's sweet, fairly interesting and a lovely little read.

Unfortunately, this books seems to be marketed as a How-to-Become-French Manual: it's not; rather, this book celebrates what it is to be feminine - delicate china, coy smiles, satin sheets, coquettish scarves tied just so, the appreciation of poetry and a good bottle of wine.

If you're inclined to believe that all you must do to be the tragically beautiful femme fatale archetype is to read this book and follow its 'instructions,' you're sorely mistaken. Instead, read this book and enjoy it for its anecdotes about historical french women and its suggestions of romance and love without guilt.

It is a little bit shorter than I expected, and the author could have delved further into each topic of her book. The length of the book and its superficial treatment of its topics were the greatest disappointments I had with the book.

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Nice enough for what it is

This was suggested in the Style books, but it's really a glammed up history book overview of French femmes fatale over the centuries: Lots of historical factoid, with a very few touches of style advice.Entre Nous by Debra Ollivier will tell you more about how to actually be a femme fatale.

A Good Time

This book was a pleasure to read and provided a small window into the French lifestyle. It is detailed, light hearted and if not taken too seriously, it will give you numerous tips on enjoying life and having fun with it.

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"Fatale: How French Women Do It" peeks at the mysterious ways Frenchwomen manage to appear sexy, smart and recklessly chic. Clues unmask the delicious deceptions plotted by Frenchwomen while suggesting how contemporary women can flirt like a coquette, charm like a courtesan and emit sensuality with cool confidence by merely adjusting one's attitude and one's garter belt. For those who savor French finesse and style, this book serves up lessons and advice to feast upon from historical and present-day femme fatales.

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