When in French : Love in a Second Language

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Call Number: BOCD 921 Collins, Lauren
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Read by Khristine Hvam.
A language barrier is no match for love. Lauren Collins discovered this firsthand when, in her early thirties, she moved to London and fell for a Frenchman named Oliviera surprising turn of events for someone who didnt have a passport until she was in college. But what does it mean to love someone in a second language? Collins wonders, as her relationship with Olivier continues to grow entirely in English. Are there things she doesnt understand about Olivier, having never spoken to him in his native tongue? Does I love you even mean the same thing as je taime? When the couple, newly married, relocates to Francophone Geneva, Collinsfearful of one day becoming "a Borat of a mother" who doesnt understand her own kidsdecides to answer her questions for herself by learning French.

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