The setup is pure fairy tale but the tale's power is in the ever-after. In the tradition of Seven Letters from Paris, readers will laugh, cry, and cheer for Verant until the final page." - Susan Blumberg-Kason, author of Good Chinese Wife "Samantha Vérant dishes up a funny and tender memoir in How to Make a French Family. How to Make a French Family is a testament to her perseverance to adapt to a new life in Southwest France. A tale of what happens when we go looking for our best lives and best selves." - Elizabeth Bard, New York Times bestselling author of Lunch in Paris and Picnic in Provence "Love has no boundaries in Samantha Verant's honest and courageous memoir about leaving it all behind to marry her French husband. Her story of creating a new family and becoming a different kind of mom is brave and vulnerable. The fact that Samantha's quest to create a new family is set in France (and filled with recipes) makes it all the more delicious!" - Jennifer Coburn, author of We'll Always Have Paris "An honest, heartwarming-and at times-heartbreaking account of the struggles that occur when you dare to make your dreams come true." - Janice MacLeod, author of New York Times bestseller Paris Letters "How To Make A French Family shares the ups and downs, good, bad and funny moments of building a new life and family in France, never letting us forget that in the end, love saves the day." - Kristen Beddard, author of Bonjour Kale "Like its author, Samantha Verant's new book is sweet and sassy, told from the heart. " - Booklist "A charming and insightful memoir about what follows happily ever after. ".charming and witty.Verant's memoir touches on universal, real-life themes, like love, loss, and family, while mixing in plenty of delicious French flavors (and actual recipes) that make for a tasty read that's true to the heart. She is the author of Seven Letters from Paris. She lives in southwestern France, where she's married to a sexy French rocket scientist she met in 1989. SAMANTHA VÉRANT is a travel addict, a self-professed oenophile, and a determined, if occasionally unconventional, French chef. Even while suffering from culture shock and struggling to communicate with and parent her ten-year-old stepson and thirteen-year-old stepdaughter in a culture drastically different from her own, Samantha is determined to adapt to her adopted homeland―because when love and a new life is on the line, giving up isn't an option. It turns out, though, that making a French family takes more than just good intentions and a quick lesson in croissant-baking. When Samantha is given a second chance at love at the age of forty, she moves to southwestern France, thinking she's prepared for her new role in life as an instant American wife and step mum. The heartwarming, hilarious story of the culture clashes and faux pas that add up to one happy French family.
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