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Photo Credit:  Connie Moreland

Photo Credit: Connie Moreland

The Feminist Book Club (Paris)

September 7, 2018

I'm very excited to announce that The Feminist Book Club (The FBC) will be meeting every month in the Shakespeare and Company bookshop, as of the 16th September. So what better moment to share with you the origins of The FBC and how you can become a part of it!

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In France, Paris Tags Books, Indepen, Book Club, Feminism
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British versus French habits

July 1, 2018

I came across an article in The Local this past week, where a bilingual British / French person took a few quirks from each culture to assess whether they embraced said quirk or not. After 9 years of life in France, I decided to write my own answers because it was the opportunity to something fun basically. Here goes...

1 - Not being able to go without a cup of tea. Ever.

I'm going to assume that the author of the original piece was referring to a builder's brew in which case... I'm OK if I don't have one of those on a regular basis. Give me a flat white (oat milk) or an infusion over a builder's brew every time. It's only when I go back to the U.K. that I find myself desperate for a cup of Earl Grey - weird right?

France - 1 Britain - 0

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In Drink, Eat, France Tags Expat Life
Photograph: Thomas Lavelle/Contour by Getty Images

Photograph: Thomas Lavelle/Contour by Getty Images

Guardian Interview with Béatrice Dalle

June 8, 2018

Have you heard of the French actor, Béatrice Dalle? I discovered her - as a French student at university - in the Claire Denis film “Trouble Every Day”, which gave me nightmares. Thanks to Twitter, I came across a Guardian interview with her yesterday and it is full of magnificent soundbites…

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In France, Opinion Piece Tags feminism, french women
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Shakespeare and Company Bookstore, Paris

December 18, 2017

This independent bookstore, located on the left bank of Paris, is a wet dream for literary lovers. For those of you who have read Ernest Hemingway’s “A Moveable Feast” then you’ve already been introduced to its first incarnation.

It was 1919 when the American Sylvia Beach opened up on 8 rue Dupuytren, in the 6th district of Paris. Three years later, needing more space, she moved around the corner to rue de l’Odéon before closing down in 1941 due to the German occupation.

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In Arts and Culture, Paris, France Tags Shakespeare and Company, Independent Bookstore
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The Hoxton Hotel, Paris

November 26, 2017

You will all have heard (or seen) by now that The Hoxton group has opened up its latest space in Paris. Their fourth hotel has plenty of square meters to play around with - makes total sense when you consider that its location (Sentier) was formerly the industrial are of the French capital...

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In Drink, Eat, France, Interiors, Lifestyle, Paris Tags Paris, The Hoxton, Food, Drink, Design
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"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again". I have been wanting to spend some time with "Rebecca" once more so the wet and windy weather today in Montreuil was just the excuse I needed ☺ I absolutely love this cover design and the fact that Oscar wanted a piece of the action ❤🖤 #booksofinstagram #bibliophile #bookworm #rebecca #daphnedumaurier #bookstagram #viragopress #shakespeareandcompany
Change of scene for work today. Snapped on my way to the studio 😍#parisjetaime #thisisparis #mytinyatlas
Are you Paris based and looking to join a book club? Starting September 16, the feminist book club (The FBC) will be meeting every month at Shakespeare and Company in Paris! We read books - written by women from all over the world - that highlight matters of interest to feminists; from work to relationships of all kinds, to prejudice, lack of representation and reproductive rights. If you want to be a part of it I've popped the sign up link in my bio ☺#shakespeareandcompany #bookshopsoftheworld #sylviabeach #bookish
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Friday I'm in love ❤ #thisisparis
My weekend included a trip to the market for fresh fruit and veg, naps on the sofa with Oscar, re-reading bits of Sex Work Matters for book club, a(nother) yummy BBQ and lots of book chat 👌🏻Tell me, how was your weekend? 💕#weekend #homesweethome #catsofinstagram
Sweetest Devotion 🐶 #paris #thisisparis #dogsofinstagram
"It seemed threatening now, the empty rooms and dusty spaces sinister, when so recently I had thought it beautiful. I couldn't help but believe it was playing tricks on me, trying to send me mad or drive me away." It's the summer of 1969 in the English countryside (Hampshire) and Frances Jellico's life is about to change forever. A socially awkward individual, she is invited  to survey the gardens of a crumbling mansion, recently purchased by an American businessman. It is here where she meets glamorous couple, Cara and Peter, but the cracks in their idyllic romance soon start to appear. A wonderfully atmospheric novel from @writerclairefuller, which you'll particularly enjoy if you're a fan of Rebecca or The Little Stranger. 
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Throwing it back to beautiful Cascais last week. Because I doubt that you want to see all the unpacked boxes hanging around our new house 😬 (Link in profile for a new post on the past 5 years in Montreuil @lou_in_paris) #portugal #movinghouse #home