Soon Maurice brought in the next course, two large salads, one with crunchy lettuce and duck giblets and another featuring lettuce with truffles and walnut oil. Here's an excerpt from her dinner with the family's in-laws: The story definitely engaged me as I hurried to find out how her au pair experience turned out. She also got to attend some classes in Tours and meet other young people around the world. She grew close with two of the children she cared for but did not get along with the mother of the family. The French family considered sending her home but in the end let her stay.
That did not get her au pair experience off to a great start. So 22-year-old Kovic-Skow faked her French test and was hired by a well-off French family. But in order to get the job as an au pair, she had to pretend to speak French. Kovic-Skow ended up going to France as an au pair because she wanted to learn French so she could become a flight attendant. This was an enjoyable book that takes the reader to 1979 France and let's us see a French family through her eyes. The first book I've finished for this challenge is French Illusions, which is a memoir, by Linda Kovic-Skow. This year, I signed up to read 12 books set in France at the Books on France challenge held by Emma at Words and Peace.
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