Jean-Philippe Blondel on Tour: Exposed

After his very successful tours for
The 6:41 to Paris
the author is back:

Jean-Philippe Blondel

on Tour

May 15-28

with

Exposed

(fiction)

Release date: June 4, 2019
at New Vessel Press

157 pages

ISBN: 978-1939931672

Website | Goodreads

SYNOPSIS

A French teacher on the verge of retirement is invited to a glittering opening that showcases the artwork of his former student, who has since become a celebrated painter. This unexpected encounter leads to the older man posing for his portrait. Possibly in the nude. Such personal exposure at close range entails a strange and troubling pact between artist and sitter that prompts both to reevaluate their lives.
Blondel, author of the hugely popular novel The 6:41 to Paris, evokes an intimacy of dangerous intensity in a tale marked by profound nostalgia and a reckoning with the past that allows its two characters to move ahead into the future. [provided by the publisher]

NB: this is NOT erotica!

“Exposed deals with the joys and uncertainties of youth, as well as aging and regret, thwarted friendships and loves, and nostalgia and searching for renewal. It’s beautifully written and sensitively translated from French, highly engaging and accessible to a wide array of readers. It contains no explicit sex or anything that would put off a reader open to the experience of good literature.”

“Blondel writes superbly.”
Le Monde

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jean-Philippe Blondel
was born in 1964 in Troyes, France
where he lives as an author and English teacher.
His novel The 6:41 to Paris has been acclaimed
in both the United States and Europe.

ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR

Alison Anderson is a novelist and translator of literature from French. Among the authors she has translated are JMG Le Clézio, Christian Bobin, Muriel Barbery and Amélie Nothomb. She has lived in Northern California and currently lives in a village in Switzerland.

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VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE

Wednesday, May 15
Bilingual Review + Giveaway at Mangeuse de livres

Friday, May 17
Review + Giveaway at Readerbuzz

Monday, May 20
Review + Giveaway at Hall Ways Blog

Wednesday, May 22
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at Locks, Hooks and Books

Thursday, May 23
Review + Giveaway at Musings of a Writer & Unabashed Francophile

Friday, May 24
Review + Excerpt + Giveaway at Book Dilettante

Monday, May 27
Review at Svetlana’s Reads and Views

Tuesday, May 28
Review + Giveaway at Words And Peace

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5 winners

February 11, 2019

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Categories: Fiction, Paris Tags: Jean-Philippe Blondel

Are We French Yet?: tour quotations

Keith Van Sickle

the author of
One Sip at a Time

will be

on Tour

January 28-February 8

with

Are We French Yet

Are We French Yet?
Keith & Val’s Adventures in Provence

(travel memoir)

Release date: December 15, 2018
at Dresher Publishing

ASIN: B07L6N3JK7
157 pages

Author’s page | Goodreads

SYNOPSIS

Can Two Americans Really Become French?
Val and Keith turned their lives upside down when they quit their jobs and moved to Provence. But they wondered: Can we fit in? And maybe become French ourselves?
Follow their adventures as they slowly unlock the mysteries of France…
– Is it true that French people are like coconuts?
– Can you learn to argue like a French person?
– What books have changed French lives?
– Most important of all, how do you keep your soup from exploding?
There’s more to becoming French than just learning the language. If you want the inside scoop on la belle France, you won’t want to miss this delightful book!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Keith Van Sickle
is the author of the Amazon best-seller
One Sip at a Time: Learning to Live in Provence.
A lifelong traveler who got his first taste of overseas life
as a university student in England,
Keith later backpacked around the world on his own.
But it was the expat assignment to Switzerland
that made him fall in love with Europe.
With his wife Val and their trusty dog Mica,
he now splits his time between California and Provence,
delving ever deeper into what makes France so endlessly fascinating.

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VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR QUOTATIONS

FrenchVillageDiaries

Each little window on their French life is written with his obvious love of France, lots of humour and every now and then a little frustration at the French way too. I enjoyed this book, a bit more than the first, and I’m sure that memoir lovers of all things French will also love it and hopefully learn something too. From places to visit in Provence, food to try and top tips for learning French, this book has it all.

Library of Clean Reads

Reading travel memoirs are a great way to experience armchair traveling. I love Europe and was quickly attracted to the book cover of this memoir that promised some humorous anecdotes of Keith and his wife Val’s adventures while living in France. I was right. I was entertained from the first chapter to the last.
This was a fun book to read and I would recommend it to anyone who loves memoirs, France, traveling and the expat life.

Words And Peace

Nice collections of funny and culturally aware vignettes highlighting how life can be enriched by being familiar with two cultures.

Coffee, Chocolate or Tennis

Are we French Yet is an engaging and delightful read particularly if you are a Francophile like me. The book will kindle the sense of adventure in travelers who do not just want a vacation but to live like a local.

An Accidental Blog

Moving to a new country is always a challenge, and I loved sharing the adventures of Keith Van Sickle and his wife Val.
Anyone who enjoys indulging in a new life is sure to eat up the adventures of Are We French Yet? by Keith Van Sickle.

Locks, Hooks and Books

Are We French Yet?: Keith and Val’s Adventures in Provence is a fun and entertaining read.
It was interesting to find out what they went through trying to fit in.
I learned so much.
I recommend it for those who want to know what to expect if they travel to France. I liked it!

Chocolate and Croissants

The book is thoroughly charming and engaging.

Books Are Cool

Like its predecessor it’s wonderfully funny and full of wry observations about his host nation and the idiosyncrasies of its people that make them so very fascinating – and French.

Grass Monster

The reader can get lost in the life of living in France with Keith’s many descriptive references and beautiful scenery.
I really enjoyed being back with Keith and Val and look forward to more adventures from them in the future.

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