This book resonated with me on a personal level since I, too, have done a study abroad semester in Paris. Outside of this connection, Dreaming In French is a spectacular book. It illuminates the lives of three bright, influential women, and how their connection to France and the French language and literature, art, and philosophy elevated their minds and contributed to their success as public figures. Inspiring read! Another book about Paris, and I can always read one of those. This book covers the time spent in that city by three distinct women: Jacqueline Kennedy, Susan Sontag and Angela Davis, and covers the period from just after World War II to the 1960's.The descriptions of Paris, especially in the late 1940's and 1950's are fascinating and are like reading about another place compared to what the city is like today. However, when the author tries to tie the women's youthful experiences in Paris to their later lives, the book becomes much less interesting & the4 logic of the4 author's reasoning becomes very strained.
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Enjoyable summer read -- skimmed the second chapter on Jackie to get to Sontag and Davis.
—abrisham
Fascinating way to learn more about all three (Bouvier Kennedy, Sontag, and Davis).
—beth
Not as good as I hoped it would be, but there was some great young-Jackie stuff!
—elurker
