But you are in France, Madame: One family, three children, five bags and the promise of adventure living in the French Alps By Catherine Berry

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At the collège for a parent-teacher interview, I met my daughter outside in the courtyard and she showed me up to her classroom. Her teacher was busy chatting, so we waited patiently in the corridor. When he did come out, he indicated that the meeting would take place downstairs and headed off with us in tow. Before sitting down, I introduced myself using my first name, and put out my hand to be shaken. He mumbled back his full name as he took my hand, although I suspect he would have been shocked if I had actually dared use it. By this stage, I had already understood that teachers did not expect to be questioned about their practices. Of course, I did—question him, that is; politely and almost deferentially. There was a slight pause, as he dipped his head to better digest what he had heard. Then, with the assurance of a perfect, unarguable answer, he replied, “But you are in France, Madame”. Some months before, my husband, three children and I had casually unzipped and discarded our comfortable Australian lifestyle and slipped on life in the country of haute couture. On arrival, there was no celebrity designer waiting for us, ready to pin and fit our new life to us; so we threw it on and wore it loosely, tightly, uncomfortably, any old how—until we learned for ourselves how to trim, hem and stitch à la française. This book is testament to the joyous, but not always easy, journey that we took along the way.Our story ‘But you are in France, Madame’ was written from the heart. If you love France, reading about France, are curious about the lives of others or are planning your own trip to France, then this might just be the book for you.

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Yes there are many books about people who chuck it all and move to France, renovate an old house or teach others how to be chic. This is Not one of those books. Berry and her young family moved to the Savoie region of France for a limited period of time. The idea was to live the French life, expose the children to French culture and fulfill her own dreams as a Francophile. What emerges is anything but trite or cliché. We, the reader, lives with Berry, her husband and young children as they move through the day, encountering the usual bureaucratic obstacles yes but also the sheer joy of walking in the village, or through the hills up to a castle. We go on family outings, picnics and community excursions. Interspersed with glimpses or other times panoramas of French life are real life scenarios...losing a son in the mountains or having a serious health scare far from home. I spend a lot of time in France, have lots of friends, some of whom I call family; I am bilingual. Yes, a Francophile. But this book appealed to me in many ways. There were no revelations of French life or culture for me but nonetheless, I was there on every page, immersed in the daily life of the Berry family, of the area. The Savoie is the one area of France I know little about, just a day or so there. But in this book, I came to see a different way of French life. Those living here do not have the same rhythm of life of say a Parisian or a Provencal. The same core of French life exists which is always a delight to read about as others discover it but there is also a uniqueness to each region of France. And Berry really gives the reader the impression that he/she too is living that day to day life with the Berry family. It took courage to leave one's family, support network, and move to France. Not from England where so many have done so, a short plane or even train ride away. But from Australia, on the other side of the world. You also come to live their life through their children's eyes, a virgin canvas with no preconceived ideas. "Watching" them appreciate what we all love in France was a joy. I would have love to have learned more about their school experiences, the classroom and their play dates. We see very little conflict in the book although I know the French educational system is so different at least from the American one, more dogmatic, rote learning. Maybe it's not so different in Australia but it would have been interesting also to learn about those experiences as well. Perhaps another book? If so, I'll be the first to buy it! This is a good book for anyone interested in France and the French life and if you've read many already ( I have lost count of the many I have already read), you won't be disappointed in reading about the Berry family's experiences.

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