Books by John Baxter
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review 1: Well, it sounded good. Aussie fellow meets French girl and moves to Paris with her, finds happiness and after living in and learning much about Paris, enjoys sharing that with visitors as a tour guide. Uh huh...what we get is a self-obsessed name-dropping bloviator, who, if force...
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review 1: Started off reasonably well, despite some small typos and the like, but by the time I got to page 144 where the author states that the grapes of Médoc are Cabermet Franc and Syrah, I lost all faith in either his knowledge of wine or the editor's proofreading skills. It doesn't t...
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review 1: This is the first John Baxter book I read (at the recommendation of a friend) and I began reading it just before my first trip to Paris. It's where I first encountered John's wonderful writing style that takes the reader on the journey with him. There's a realness that I really e...
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review 1: Just loved this book as would anyone who loves Paris and French food. John has this great writing style that is very engaging and he weaves stories for the reader encompassing real time experience and history. And then on top of that, he builds in such interesting characters. One...
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review 1: Even though I liked reading this book, I don't think it knew that it was about. What it about the heady, hedonist days of frivolity in Paris during WWI, as the title states? Yes and no. Was it about the terror and shortages and fear of living forty miles from the front line durin...