Entre Nous

A Woman's Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl

Debra Ollivier

St. Martin's Griffin

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Provocative and practical, lively and intelligent, Entre Nous unlocks the mystery of the French girl and the secrets of her self-possession. Why do French women always look inimitably stylish? How do they manage to sit in a café for a three-course lunch and a glass of wine...by themselves? What gives them the certainty that allows them to refuse anything-whether a man, a job, or a little black dress-that doesn't suit them perfectly?

More than just a book on fashion, Entre Nous is about the essence of French living-its observations about French women and their ways will help you take the best of all pages from the French girl's book: the page that reveals how to really enjoy life.

"Ollivier spent a decade in France and learned a thing or two about how French women cultivate that sense of being easy in one's skin...(she) helps us bridge the cultural gap."
- Seattle Times

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As it happened, the first true French girl I ever met was Natalie. She was living in an old renovated farmhouse at the time, just south of Paris, where her husband and a group of aspiring Truffauts were shooting a film on unrequited love and existentialism. (Only in France, no?) Natalie was wearing a close-fitting black skirt over a voluptuously pregnant belly, a camisole under a sheer blouse, and suede ankle boots. Her long hair was pulled back with a tortoiseshell barrette, though several fugitive strands tumbled onto her shoulders in unruly wisps,

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"A fun, interesting read with more to offer than fashion tips...(Ollivier) cracks the French style code."
- Palm Beach Post

"Ollivier dishes on that je ne sais quois that French women seem to have, and how American women can attain it."
- Dallas Morning News

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About the Author

Debra Ollivier

Debra Ollivier has written for Salon, Harpers, Playboy, Le Monde, and a variety of other publications. She's a California girl who married a Frenchman and lived in France, where her children were born, for a decade. She now lives in Los Angeles.

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Entre Nous
A Woman's Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl
Debra Ollivier

Trade Paperback

Trade Paperback
St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Griffin
May 2004
Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780312308773
ISBN10: 0312308779
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 256 pages
$13.95

Hardcover

Hardcover
St. Martin's Press
April 2003
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780312308766
ISBN10: 0312308760
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 224 pages
$21.95
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