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Home Sweet Maison

By: Danielle Postel-Vinay
Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie
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French Women Don't Get Fat meets The Little Book of Hygge in this lively, sophisticated, and practical lifestyle guide that shows how to enjoy la belle vie - to live like the French every day - transforming your house into a home defined by beauty, family, and accessible elegance.

How do the French create the elusive and alluring sanctuaries they call home? This question long intrigued Danielle Postel-Vinay. Thanks to a chance encounter with a French expat in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and years of immersive research, she embarked on a quest to discover the secrets of the French home aesthetic.

Experiencing first-hand la belle vie - the beautiful life - Postel-Vinay now shows everyone how to create their own French sanctuary, a home sweet maison, no matter where they live. Providing more than just interior decorating and design tips, Postel-Vinay teaches you how to foster the warmth, beauty, and rituals inherent in the French home and create an environment better suited to living a rich, full, connected life. At the center of the book is the idea that your house should be a reflection of you, your hobbies, your family history, your rituals, all the things that make your life unique. A happy home is a home that expresses your rituals and your taste, not one that relies on prefab décor from a mass retailer.

Home Sweet Maison encapsulates the very heart of the French way of seeing the world: set the table formally, adhere to all the conventions of ritual and tradition, then take pleasure in indulgence. It's about using French concepts and routines to change our homes, our relationships, and our lives for the better.

©2018 Danielle Postel-Vinay (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers

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Honestly loved it

Read some shitty reviews after I began listening and I wholeheartedly disagree. Magnificent tips and very relaxing to listen to. I’m walking away with much needed advice. I will more than likely listen to and reference this book many times. I would even consider purchasing a hard copy to give as a gift for the holidays. Can’t recommend it enough. Also, I love the narrator!

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Great listen

Very good listen. I’ll listen again it was all and more than I expected , I learned a little bit of history as well . I felt the author took me to France even though I’ve never been there.Throughly enjoyed it

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I understand my self better now

Living in America but being Czech (very similar culture to French) I finally understand the things that I value and like through this book. Very surprising outcome of an audio book for me. I absolutely loved this book!

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Beautiful Read!

I loved the visuals provided in this book and am looking forward to making our home more French on a room by room basis.

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Pass

Could the author use the words “ritual” or “scientific” at least 100 more times?

Not terribly amusing or information. If a book is going to be lightweight on substance (i.e. actual decor tips, how to’s) - at least try to be humorous or charming. Rather dry book, honestly.

And what kind of animals are her French family serving baguette without butter? Bread, butter, fromage - that is the true tri-color of France!

The French accents attempted by the narrator were odd if not almost borderline offensive. Either have the book narrated by an English speaker with a French accent or just drop the shtick.

A fictional story of her adventures with her friend Jacqueline would have been far more engaging.

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Lovely journey

I very much enjoyed this book. It never dragged and I feel like I learned a lot of tools for decorating my home.

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Interesting

This is an interesting perspective on one person's view of French vs. American culture. Though on the other hand, it felt in my opinion, like the overall message of the book was 'Be more like the French' or 'The French way is better' I don't like books or messages like this. Also the author makes a lot of generalizations about Americans. I feel like that her and her family may have lived this way in the Midwest, be not everybody, everywhere in the country functions like this. For example: File Cabinets my family and I have been using them in our home since I was a kid. Also there are many different cultures in America since it's a melting pot so there in many people that bring elements of their culture into their homes and lifestyles that are completely opposite of what was described in the book. Even without speaking about different cultures, a good example of differences would be east coast vs. west coast. Getting back to the book, I also found it a bit stuffy and I couldn't wait to finish it and be done with it. Not sure if I would recommend to anyone.

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Magical

This is a very well written story, chalk full of substance, poise, wisdom and magic. Highly recommend.

P.S., if you enjoy Jennifer L Scott’s books, you will not appreciate this book. But if you found Jennifer’s books to be pretentious to the point of embarrassment, you will enjoy this book tremendously.

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Quite redundant

Prune and trim needed. This audio will be a lot memorable if repetition cut in half.

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Enjoyable and reminiscent

Lovely book that perhaps would hold more for those largely unfamiliar with and lacking personal exposure to French homes. A lovely reminiscence.

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