Description
"A collection of exchanges - as surprising as they are interesting - between British author Nicky Gentil and some of the cabdrivers who have crossed her path. You will have a great time reading this book!" Taxi G7 Magazine, Paris
Taxi Tales From Paris is not your typical account of what happens when you move to another country. Nicky Gentil's memoir offers the reader a truly original insight into life in the French capital because, as the title suggests, everything is seen through the prism of her most memorable taxi rides taken during the thirty years she has lived there.
Hugely entertaining, with some delightful comic touches, Gentil's tales cover a wide variety of subjects such as her love of her adoptive country, the cultural differences she frequently encounters, the joys of parenthood, or indeed her ever-present passion for jazz, to quote but a few examples.
By the end of this book, as with any memoir set in the City of Light, you will immediately want to leap on board the next Eurostar going but, on this occasion, with one very specific aim in mind: to jump - upon arriving in Paris - into the very first taxi you see!
About the Author
Nicky Gentil (nee Jenkins) is a British national who, back in 1988, moved to Paris to begin her career as a translator. She has lived in the French capital ever since. Today she divides her time between writing books (first in French), translating her books into English and performing piano jazz in public whenever she can.
Book Information
ISBN 9781838592370
Author Nicky Gentil
Format Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Matador
Publisher Troubador Publishing
Taxi Tales From Paris is not your typical account of what happens when you move to another country. Nicky Gentil's memoir offers the reader a truly original insight into life in the French capital because, as the title suggests, everything is seen through the prism of her most memorable taxi rides taken during the thirty years she has lived there.
Hugely entertaining, with some delightful comic touches, Gentil's tales cover a wide variety of subjects such as her love of her adoptive country, the cultural differences she frequently encounters, the joys of parenthood, or indeed her ever-present passion for jazz, to quote but a few examples.
By the end of this book, as with any memoir set in the City of Light, you will immediately want to leap on board the next Eurostar going but, on this occasion, with one very specific aim in mind: to jump - upon arriving in Paris - into the very first taxi you see!
About the Author
Nicky Gentil (nee Jenkins) is a British national who, back in 1988, moved to Paris to begin her career as a translator. She has lived in the French capital ever since. Today she divides her time between writing books (first in French), translating her books into English and performing piano jazz in public whenever she can.
Book Information
ISBN 9781838592370
Author Nicky Gentil
Format Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Matador
Publisher Troubador Publishing
