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"Captivating...Mah channels Kennedy and brings postwar Paris to
life with exquisite detail and insight." -- People From the
bestselling author of The Lost Vintage, a rare and dazzling
portrait of Jacqueline Bouvier's college year abroad in postwar
Paris, an intimate and electrifying story of love and betrayal, and
the coming-of-age of an American icon - before the world knew her
as Jackie. In September 1949 Jacqueline Bouvier arrives in postwar
Paris to begin her junior year abroad. She's twenty years old,
socially poised but financially precarious, and all too aware of
her mother's expectations that she make a brilliant match. Before
relenting to family pressure, she has one year to herself far away
from sleepy Vassar College and the rigid social circles of New
York, a year to explore and absorb the luminous beauty of the City
of Light. Jacqueline is immediately catapulted into an intoxicating
new world of champagne and chateaux, art and avant-garde theater,
cafes and jazz clubs. She strikes up a romance with a talented
young writer who shares her love of literature and passion for
culture - even though her mother would think him most unsuitable.
But beneath the glitter and rush, France is a fragile place still
haunted by the Occupation. Jacqueline lives in a rambling apartment
with a widowed countess and her daughters, all of whom suffered as
part of the French Resistance just a few years before. In the
aftermath of World War II, Paris has become a nest of spies, and
suspicion, deception, and betrayal lurk around every corner.
Jacqueline is stunned to watch the rise of communism - anathema in
America, but an active movement in France - never guessing she is
witnessing the beginning of the political environment that will
shape the rest of her life-and that of her future husband.
Evocative, sensitive, and rich in historic detail, Jacqueline in
Paris portrays the origin story of an American icon. Ann Mah
brilliantly imagines the intellectual and aesthetic awakening of
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, and illuminates how France
would prove to be her one true love, and one of the greatest
influences on her life.
"Ann Mah's Kitchen Chinese is a delicious debut novel, seasoned
with just the right balance of humor and heart, and sprinkled with
fascinating cultural tidbits." --Claire Cook, bestselling author of
Must Love Dogs Kitchen Chinese, Ann Mah's funny and poignant first
novel about a young Chinese-American woman who travels to Beijing
to discover food, family, and herself is a delight--complete with
mouth-watering descriptions of Asian culinary delicacies, from
Peking duck and Mongolian hot pot to the colorful, lesser known
Ants in a Tree that will delight foodies everywhere. Reminiscent of
Elizabeth Gilbert's runaway bestseller Eat, Pray, Love, Mah's tale
of clashing cultures, rival siblings, and fine dining is an
unforgettable, unexpectedly sensual reading experience--the story
of one woman's search for identity and purpose in an exotic and
faraway land.
"If you enjoyed Sarah's Key and Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale,
then this wonderful book by Ann Mah is for you." -- Tatiana de
Rosnay Sweetbitter meets The Nightingale in this page-turning novel
about a woman who returns to her family's ancestral vineyard in
Burgundy and unexpectedly uncovers a lost diary, an unknown
relative, and a secret her family has been keeping since World War
II. To become one of only a few hundred certified wine experts in
the world, Kate must pass the notoriously difficult Master of Wine
examination. She's failed twice before; her third attempt will be
her last chance. Suddenly finding herself without a job and with
the test a few months away, she travels to Burgundy to spend the
fall at the vineyard estate that has belonged to her family for
generations. There she can bolster her shaky knowledge of
Burgundian vintages and reconnect with her cousin Nico and his
wife, Heather, who now oversee day-to-day management of the grapes.
The one person Kate hopes to avoid is Jean-Luc, a talented young
winemaker and her first love. At the vineyard house, Kate is eager
to help her cousin clean out the enormous basement that is filled
with generations of discarded and forgotten belongings. Deep inside
the cellar, behind a large armoire, she discovers a hidden room
containing a cot, some Resistance pamphlets, and an enormous cache
of valuable wine. Piqued by the secret space, Kate begins to dig
into her family's history-a search that takes her back to the dark
days of World War II and introduces her to a relative she never
knew existed, a great-half aunt who was a teenager during the Nazi
occupation. As she learns more about her family, the line between
resistance and collaboration blurs, driving Kate to find the
answers to two crucial questions: Who, exactly, did her family aid
during the difficult years of the war? And what happened to six
valuable bottles of wine that seem to be missing from the cellar's
collection?
A Wall Street Journal Bestseller! In the tradition of Peter Mayle's
A Year in Provence, let the author of I'll Never Be French
introduce you to Brittany a world of color and flavor that most of
us only fantasize about. Every year upon arriving in Plobien, the
small Breton town where he spends his summers, American writer Mark
Greenside picks back up where he left off with his faux-pas-filled
Francophile life. Mellowed and humbled, but not daunted (OK,
slightly daunted), he faces imminent concerns: What does he cook
for a French person? Who has the right-of-way when entering or
exiting a roundabout? Where does he pay for a parking ticket? And
most dauntingly of all, when can he touch the tomatoes? Despite two
decades that have passed since Greenside's snap decision to buy a
house in Brittany and begin a bi-continental life, the quirks of
French living still manage to confound him. Continuing the journey
begun in his 2009 memoir about beginning life in France, (Not
Quite) Mastering the Art of French Living details Greenside's daily
adventures in his adopted French home, where the simplest tasks are
never straightforward but always end in a great story. Through some
hits and lots of misses, he learns the rules of engagement, how to
get what he needs-which is not necessarily what he thinks he
wants-and how to be grateful and thankful when (especially when) he
fails, which is more often than he can believe. "This is my world,
the Old World that is constantly new to me. I've been coming to
France-Brittany-for more than twenty years now, and I'm still
trying to master the art of French living. For a guy who likes to
think he knows what he's doing, it's been an unexpectedly bumpy
ride." Experienced Francophiles and armchair travelers alike will
delight in Greenside's exploring the practical and philosophical
questions of French life, vividly brought to life by his humor and
affection for his community.
“Captivating...Mah channels Kennedy and brings postwar Paris to
life with exquisite detail and insight.” -- People From the
bestselling author of The Lost Vintage, a rare and dazzling
portrait of Jacqueline Bouvier’s college year abroad in postwar
Paris, an intimate and electrifying story of love and betrayal, and
the coming-of-age of an American icon – before the world knew her
as Jackie. In September 1949 Jacqueline Bouvier arrives in postwar
Paris to begin her junior year abroad. She’s twenty years old,
socially poised but financially precarious, and all too aware of
her mother’s expectations that she make a brilliant match. Before
relenting to family pressure, she has one year to herself far away
from sleepy Vassar College and the rigid social circles of New
York, a year to explore and absorb the luminous beauty of the City
of Light. Jacqueline is immediately catapulted into an intoxicating
new world of champagne and châteaux, art and avant-garde theater,
cafés and jazz clubs. She strikes up a romance with a talented
young writer who shares her love of literature and passion for
culture – even though her mother would think him most unsuitable.
But beneath the glitter and rush, France is a fragile place still
haunted by the Occupation. Jacqueline lives in a rambling apartment
with a widowed countess and her daughters, all of whom suffered as
part of the French Resistance just a few years before. In the
aftermath of World War II, Paris has become a nest of spies, and
suspicion, deception, and betrayal lurk around every corner.
Jacqueline is stunned to watch the rise of communism – anathema
in America, but an active movement in France – never guessing she
is witnessing the beginning of the political environment that will
shape the rest of her life—and that of her future husband.
Evocative, sensitive, and rich in historic detail, Jacqueline in
Paris portrays the origin story of an American icon. Ann Mah
brilliantly imagines the intellectual and aesthetic awakening of
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, and illuminates how France
would prove to be her one true love, and one of the greatest
influences on her life.
The memoir of a young diplomat's wife who must reinvent her dream
of living in Paris--one dish at a time
When journalist Ann Mah's diplomat husband is given a three-year
assignment in Paris, Ann is overjoyed. A lifelong foodie and
Francophile, she immediately begins plotting gastronomic adventures
a deux. Then her husband is called away to Iraq on a year-long
post--alone. Suddenly, Ann's vision of a romantic sojourn in the
City of Light is turned upside down.
So, not unlike another diplomatic wife, Julia Child, Ann must find
a life for herself in a new city. Journeying through Paris and the
surrounding regions of France, Ann combats her loneliness by
seeking out the perfect pain au chocolat and learning the way the
andouillette sausage is really made. She explores the history and
taste of everything from boeuf Bourguignon to soupe au pistou to
the crispiest of buckwheat crepes. And somewhere between Paris and
the south of France, she uncovers a few of life's truths.
Like Sarah Turnbull's "Almost French" and Julie Powell's "New York
Times" bestseller "Julie and Julia," " Mastering the Art of French
Eating" is interwoven with the lively characters Ann meets and the
traditional recipes she samples. Both funny and intelligent, this
is a story about love--of food, family, and France.
The first pressure cooker book devoted specifically to French food,
Instantly French! brings the scrumptious flavours of traditional
French cuisine to your table, without hours of slow cooking. When
author Ann Mah discovered the multi-cooker, she realised that it
was the secret weapon the French have used for years to prepare the
complex dishes of la cuisine grandmere. In her first cookbook, Ann
celebrates everything gastronomically French that a multi-cooker
can do with over sixty different recipes that cut cooking times in
more than half. The delights of Instantly French! range from
appetisers like eggplant caviar, pate de campagne and savoury mini
blue cheese cakes to soups like classic French country soup with
cabbage and bacon or an autumnal butternut squash and chestnut
soup. For main courses, there are the classics like boeuf
bourginon, cassoulet, chicken tagine, and a classic baeckeoffe.
Desserts feature poached pears, clafoutis, and creme brulee. And,
all of these dishes can be made in a fraction of the time it
usually takes. Spend a few minutes putting the ingredients for a
lovely coq au vin in your multi-cooker, pour yourself un coup de
champagne, e voila! - dinner ala Francaise is served!
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