Caroline /de Maigret Books

"How to Be a Parisian" brilliantly deconstructs the French woman's views on culture, fashion and attitude. Unlike other books on French style, this illustrated handbook is full of wit and self-deprecating humour. The authors - Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Caroline De Maigret and Sophie Mas - are bohemian free-thinkers and iconoclasts, and they are not afraid to cut through some of the myths. They say what you don't expect to hear, just the way you want to hear it. They are not against smoking in bed, and all for art, politics and culture, making everything look easy, and going against the grain

From four stunning and accomplished French women—a charming bestseller about how to slip into your inner cool and be a Parisienne. In short, frisky sections, these Parisian women give you their very original views on style, beauty, culture, attitude and men. The authors—Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Caroline de Maigret, and Sophie Mas—unmarried but attached, with children—have been friends for years. Talented bohemian iconoclasts with careers in the worlds of music, film, fashion and publishing, they are untypically frank and outspoken as they debunk the myths about what it means to be a French woman today. Letting you in on their secrets and flaws, they also make fun of their complicated, often contradictory feelings and behavior. They admit to being snobs, a bit self-centered, unpredictable but not unreliable. Bossy and opinionated, they are also tender and romantic. You will be taken on a first date, to a party, to some favorite haunts in Paris, to the countryside, and to one of their dinners at home with recipes even you could do -- but to be out with them is to be in for some mischief and surprises. They will tell you how to be mysterious and sensual, look natural, make your boyfriend jealous, and how they feel about children, weddings and going to the gym. And they will share their address book in Paris for where to go: At the End of the Night, for A Birthday, for a Smart Date, A Hangover, for Vintage Finds and much more.

From the best-selling authors of How to be Parisian , this book delivers the things smart, savvy, fabulous French women think, feel and advise as they hit 40--on life, love and everything else. Older, but Better, but Older has the playful wit, self deprecation and worldly advice we have come to expect from these best-selling authors, but now it is focused on the French woman's mindset as she hurtles towards 40. Caroline de Maigret and Sophie Mas are back to amuse you with how they find they are modifying their favorite bad girl behavior as they advise on beauty, love, seduction as well as lifestyle, family, work and living alone. They are still bohemian iconoclasts saying what you don't expect to hear. They will tell you things aren't what they used to be--When a thirty-year-old guy arrives at a party and does not even glance at you; when you wake up feeling great and everyone tells you how tired you look; you know you're an adult when you're excited just to go home. Neuroses vs confidence, resistance vs acceptance, passion vs serenity, de Maigret and Mas, through spirited short stories, capture the different stages of ageing--as nostalgic but modern Parisian women. From the privately absurd to the strangely universal, this book captures moments of everyday life that will make the reader nod, cringe and laugh out loud.

Sokan töprengenek azon, hogyan lehetséges, hogy a párizsi nők látszólag a legkisebb erőfeszítés nélkül mindig sikkesek. Ez a kötet négy káprázatos és művelt francia nő üdítő és bátor beszámolója arról, mit is jelent igazából párizsi nőnek lenni: hogyan öltözködnek, szórakoznak, és hogyan kísérelnek meg jól viselkedni. A szerzők rövid, vidám szemelvényekben, eredeti látásmóddal mutatják be, mit gondolnak divatról, kultúráról, hozzáállásról és persze a férfiakról. Elkísérhetjük őket az első randira, bulizni, néhány kedvenc párizsi törzshelyükre, vidékre, és azon vacsorák egyikére, ahol néhány főzési trükkel elhitetik a vendégekkel, hogy mindez számukra semmiség. Elmondják, hogyan legyünk titokzatosak és érzékiek, hogyan tűnjünk természetesnek, hogyan tegyük féltékennyé a pasinkat, de megtudhatjuk azt is, mit gondolnak a gyereknevelésről, az esküvőről és az edzésről. Párizs legjobb helyeire visznek el bennünket, legyen szó az első csókról, születésnapról, rögtönzött vacsoráról, vintage hétvégéről és még sok minden másról. A Legyél te is párizsi nő segítségével könnyedén a bőrükbe bújhatunk, és felfedezhetjük magunkban a vagányságot.