| Author: | Paula Lee | ISBN: | 9781466067196 |
| Publisher: | Paula Lee | Publication: | December 22, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Paula Lee |
| ISBN: | 9781466067196 |
| Publisher: | Paula Lee |
| Publication: | December 22, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
How To Be a Homeless Frenchman tells a tale of two countries, France and the US, bound together in weird and wonderful ways by war, music, and the love of good cheese. Based in part on a true story, How To Be a Homeless Frenchman traces a French teenager’s difficult childhood with a mentally ill mother, and follows him to the United States, where he becomes a homeless Frenchman singing the blues in the streets of Boston. “If your happiness is costly, then you paid too much,” his schizophrenic mother used to say. Surprising, lyrical, and laugh-out-loud funny, How To Be a Homeless Frenchman is an exploration of just how much happiness can be found in being a smelly Frenchman on a sunny day .
Advance praise for How to be a Homeless Frenchman
"Lee’s characters are captivating, her prose crystalline, her storytelling worth your precious time. Sit down, have fun, read on."
-- Garrison Somers, Editor-in-Chief, The Blotter Magazine
“…engages us through the power of a good story -- and with humor! …It’s just a great read!”
-- John McGah, Executive Director, Give US Your Poor Project, U-Mass Boston
“Intelligent without snobbery, poignant without sappiness, and hilarious without end, How To Be a Homeless Frenchman serves up delights and surprises like a many-layered candy egg with a secret center.”
-- Ron Cooper, author of the critically acclaimed novel, Purple Jesus
"How To Be a Homeless Frenchman is a very funny novel."
-- The Berklee Groove
Many thanks to all the readers who have chosen this book. Please "like" this book on Facebook, and consider writing a review!
How To Be a Homeless Frenchman tells a tale of two countries, France and the US, bound together in weird and wonderful ways by war, music, and the love of good cheese. Based in part on a true story, How To Be a Homeless Frenchman traces a French teenager’s difficult childhood with a mentally ill mother, and follows him to the United States, where he becomes a homeless Frenchman singing the blues in the streets of Boston. “If your happiness is costly, then you paid too much,” his schizophrenic mother used to say. Surprising, lyrical, and laugh-out-loud funny, How To Be a Homeless Frenchman is an exploration of just how much happiness can be found in being a smelly Frenchman on a sunny day .
Advance praise for How to be a Homeless Frenchman
"Lee’s characters are captivating, her prose crystalline, her storytelling worth your precious time. Sit down, have fun, read on."
-- Garrison Somers, Editor-in-Chief, The Blotter Magazine
“…engages us through the power of a good story -- and with humor! …It’s just a great read!”
-- John McGah, Executive Director, Give US Your Poor Project, U-Mass Boston
“Intelligent without snobbery, poignant without sappiness, and hilarious without end, How To Be a Homeless Frenchman serves up delights and surprises like a many-layered candy egg with a secret center.”
-- Ron Cooper, author of the critically acclaimed novel, Purple Jesus
"How To Be a Homeless Frenchman is a very funny novel."
-- The Berklee Groove
Many thanks to all the readers who have chosen this book. Please "like" this book on Facebook, and consider writing a review!
