Travel Book Review: Pardon My French
Review By Paul Ippolito Pardon My French
Sally Hammond (New Holland)
RRP $24.95
 This
is a tale of French life through the eyes of Sydney travel and
lifestyle writer Sally Hammond, who with her photographer husband
Gordon, have recently spent six weeks getting to know France and
getting to know the French way of life more intimately. Their
love of the place and the richness of their experiences of all things
French is reflected and crafted through the words of Sally Hammond,
transporting the reader vividly into all parts of France. Whether it be
the picturesque settings, the history steeped buildings, the village
charm and the endless fine food and wine, Sally Hammond is able to
share her story of their interaction with the French. In
what seems a whirlwind tour, the reader is taken from Paris to the
Pyrenees. The romance, history and charm of French life comes through
in almost every interaction and the connection with its people to its
past always figuring prominently – something that Sally Hammond is able
to capture well through her ever increasing knowledge of the French
language and the ensuing embracement of the French people of her. A trip to France will not be far off after reading this delightful book. |
