More Books For the Francophile

Reading is one of the best ways to indulge our love of all things French. I’ve shared a number of selections here on Life With Dee over the years and here are yet more books for the Francophile. Enjoy!

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More Books for the Francophile

At the beginning of 2025 I started our French Chic book club. Here are the first seven selections of the year, all in one place. How many have you read? Do you have a favorite?

Chic & Slim

In Chic & Slim, Anne Barone shows women everywhere how they can eat as well, yet stay as slim as chic French women.

The Paris Assignment

A courageous wife, mother, and resister confronts the devastation of World War II in a heartbreaking and hopeful novel by the bestselling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Tuscan Child.

The French Ingredient

The inspiring and delicious memoir of an American woman who had the gall to open a cooking school in Paris—a true story of triumphing over French naysayers and falling in love with a city along the way.

Escape to the French Farmhouse

Del and her husband Ollie moved to a beautiful village in Provence for a fresh start after years of infertility struggles. But six weeks after they arrive, they’re packing the removal van once more. As Del watches the van leave for England, she suddenly realizes exactly what will make her happier.

All the Flowers in Paris

All the Flowers in Paris is an emotionally captivating novel rooted in the resiliency and strength of the human spirit, the steadfastness of a mother’s love, and the many complex layers of the heart—especially its capacity to forgive.

La Vie, According to Rose: A Novel

From Paris’s cobblestone streets to Provence’s sun-soaked hills, Rose embarks on a journey of adventure, betrayals, and even amour. For the first time, the directions she follows are up to her.

A Long Way From Paris

In this searing, authentic memoir, Elizabeth is hired to herd goats on a remote mountain farm in the South of France where she carves out a life for herself without heat, running water, or even a good grasp of French.