A Life of Her Own: A Countrywoman in Twentieth-Century France
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (528 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000NUQ8HQ |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 271 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Biography with photographs.
B. Friedman said A very interesting read.. A fascinating memoir that gave me a real feeling of time and place. I would recommend this , especially to learn about a very strong and interesting woman.. "Wonderful look at life of French mountain girl in 1900s." according to shhharon@aol.com. This is a book about endemic people, who, like plants, are rooted to a certain time and place with a specificity that is hard for a lot of us alive today to know. Emilie's tale of her tough life in the rugged mountains near Italy is told with such a wonderful conversational and error-laden english - completely engaging and romantic, with photos of people in the story she is telling. I read it while at my best friends house in Grenoble, and then we drove to the very town in the alps that Emilie grew up in. It was like a time capsule except for the cross c. Emilie Carles is someone for all to admire, or even idolize A Customer I read this book quite a few years ago and it remains fresh in my memory. There was nothing about it I did not totally love, especially Emilie. I was sad to see that there was only one other review of this excellent book. Everyone should read it, it is absolutely beautiful.