Petite Anglaise
Petite Anglaise by Catherine Sanderson, published by Penguin Adult on February 5, 2009, is a personal memoir that explores the author’s experiences after moving to Paris. In this 352-page book, Sanderson shares her journey of love, motherhood, and the complexities of balancing her life as an English expatriate. The narrative begins with her relocation to France, where she finds a job and enters a relationship with a Frenchman, Mr. Frog, while also becoming a mother to their child, Tadpole.
Readers will discover how Sanderson’s blog, Petite Anglaise, emerges as a significant outlet for her thoughts and experiences, leading to a double life filled with humor and challenges. The memoir delves into themes of family and relationships, as well as the social aspects of living abroad. Through candid storytelling, Sanderson reflects on her romantic escapades and the impact of her choices on her family dynamics, providing insight into the complexities of modern motherhood and identity.
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‘Magnificent, a wonderful comedy . . . Sanderson has a novelist’s gift for capturing eternal situations’ FINANCIAL TIMES
English Rose Catherine Sanderson loved France so much she moved to Paris . . .
. . . where she got a job and found a Frenchman – Mr Frog. Together they had a child – Tadpole. Then, one day, in an idle moment, Catherine spiced things up by creating a blog – and Petite Anglaise was born. But Petite had a life of her own. Soon, she was snatching illicit moments in seedy hotels with sexy online lover James before Catherine ran home for a quality snuggle with Tadpole. Was daring, witty Petite having too much fun? What about Catherine’s crumbling relationship with Mr Frog? She might be bilingual, but how long can an English Rose keep up a double life?
Petite Anglasieis the true story of how a mum found love and romance in Paris by becoming the girl she’d always wanted to be.
‘Written with breathtaking candour. A winner’ EXPRESS
‘Wry and often wise’ INDEPENDENT
‘I loved it’ INDIA KNIGHT
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