Dear Alice eBook Josette Mieuzet
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Dear Alice is a coming of age story about Marie Paul Trudault, a candid and pretty French girl who, growing up in France during and post WWII, discovers America through the kindness of an American soldier.
As her young life unfolds through unusual turns of events, a perfect stranger changes her fate for the next 50 years of her life.
Dear Alice eBook Josette Mieuzet
Dear Alice is a marvelous epistolary memoir about the experiences of a child growing up in rural France and Paris during World War II, and into adulthood in early post-war years. It has the mischievous humor and innocent insights of a child maturing into a lovelorn young woman on a sometimes hilarious, sometimes disillusioned, but always passionate adventure as she embraces “la joie de vivre.” In the opening chapter, I felt like I’d been invited to visit a generations-old farmhouse permeated with the smells of smoked sausages and baked sourdough bread, rooms filled with heirlooms and antiques, and shelves lined with portraits of ancestors who never smile, dressed in black, watching this young girl as she grows up. Like a modern day French “Huck Finn” of a girl, she would be overdressed by her mother in starched attire, even to play in a Parisian park. But in the background the German occupation and Gestapo lurk ominously. When the American liberators arrive, this little girl is no Huck, but instead is Shirley Temple, with their chocolates smeared on her face. American culture captivates her, a foreshadowing of her final chapter, and I hope her sequel to this memoir, her later life in America. I enjoyed each poignant chapter--the slaughter and dressing of a pig, her first communion, school days, her “grown up” visit to the Louvre in borrowed stockings and make up, the death of loved ones, followed by her college days and life as a maturing young woman in post-war France. In the midst of sickness at a sanatorium, in the underground life of Paris, on a school trip to Italy and Greece, and on a sojourn to Morocco, she learns the ways of the opposite sex, the inscrutable male. Also throughout are acerbic observations regarding class distinctions in France by this little girl now a grown woman. I highly recommend this book both as a memoir and as a window on a unique era.Product details
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Dear Alice eBook Josette Mieuzet Reviews
I miss her so. I am so glad I have her funny, brave, poignant stories to remind me of her.
I loved that book and the wonderful descriptions of her childhood in Mayenne with her dear grand parents, her most interesting life until she went to New York and what an accomplished and strong woman she became, I had the chance to meet her in NY and through her my wonderful wife.
I loved the book, could not put it down. A truly insightful account of an independent-minded girl coming of age in postwar France trying to find her place in life. Her account of the characters in the book were honest, thorough, and amusing. I anxiously await the arrival of the second part of the book.
An engaging story of life in a tumultuous time in France and the impact on a young girl slowly losing her naiveté. It reads as if you're having a conversation with a life-long friend who sometimes diverges from the initial line of thought onto something somewhat related, but not fun and sometimes confusing. Easy to read with moments of wonderful imagery.
Brilliantly narrated memoir. I laughed out loud, I cried, and my mouth fell open a couple of times. The story telling style of this author jumped off the page with authenticity and raw emotions. GREAT READ!!!
Loved this book. Part travelog, part history. Unusual take on growing up in post war France. Very helpful book, if you are interested in different cultures. I never knew this much was going through the minds of women, when you interact with them, for instance. . Engaging story. This book will help you better understand people and their back story. I had no trouble turning the pages. It is well written and kept me reading on until the end.
My friend, Josette, has written one of the most interesting books I have read in some time. Her descriptive narratives of her young life in France during WWII was absolutely fascinating to me.
Josette's wonderful style of writing gave me an insight into her family's life style as well as their varied personalities. I could easily visualize each of the characters because of her fantastic manner of describing not only the situation, but how each person related to each other during a time and place that were totally unfamiliar to me as an American.
Josette is French and grew up in this country. However, her command of the English language and her ability to communicate her young life to the reader was astonishing. I have read many books written by American authors. However, this wonderful author stands tall and puts many authors with English as a first language in the shade.
I can hardly wait to read the next book Josette is planning to write after she returns to France in a few days!
Anne Jenkins
Dear Alice is a marvelous epistolary memoir about the experiences of a child growing up in rural France and Paris during World War II, and into adulthood in early post-war years. It has the mischievous humor and innocent insights of a child maturing into a lovelorn young woman on a sometimes hilarious, sometimes disillusioned, but always passionate adventure as she embraces “la joie de vivre.” In the opening chapter, I felt like I’d been invited to visit a generations-old farmhouse permeated with the smells of smoked sausages and baked sourdough bread, rooms filled with heirlooms and antiques, and shelves lined with portraits of ancestors who never smile, dressed in black, watching this young girl as she grows up. Like a modern day French “Huck Finn” of a girl, she would be overdressed by her mother in starched attire, even to play in a Parisian park. But in the background the German occupation and Gestapo lurk ominously. When the American liberators arrive, this little girl is no Huck, but instead is Shirley Temple, with their chocolates smeared on her face. American culture captivates her, a foreshadowing of her final chapter, and I hope her sequel to this memoir, her later life in America. I enjoyed each poignant chapter--the slaughter and dressing of a pig, her first communion, school days, her “grown up” visit to the Louvre in borrowed stockings and make up, the death of loved ones, followed by her college days and life as a maturing young woman in post-war France. In the midst of sickness at a sanatorium, in the underground life of Paris, on a school trip to Italy and Greece, and on a sojourn to Morocco, she learns the ways of the opposite sex, the inscrutable male. Also throughout are acerbic observations regarding class distinctions in France by this little girl now a grown woman. I highly recommend this book both as a memoir and as a window on a unique era.
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