![]() ![]() ![]() Linda finds her own apartment (in a house) and life is looking good-handsome boyfriend who seems to have money to take them places but she is never sure how he makes his money. So much I could say-remember this is a memoir not fiction. Great happenings here but I am not going to tell you-so proud of Linda. How wonderful to have lunch sitting outside a beautiful café by the river-every day!! So life was pretty good, school was good, friends were good, France was good and then Christmas came. ![]() Beside wanting more time to learn French she definitely doesn't want to leave her boyfriend behind and France is a pretty cool place to live. At the end of book 1 Linda is moving, she wants to stay in France and convinces her parents to continue to support her so she can stay another year. Hopefully you read book one of French illusions-if so it left you wanting the story to continue. ![]()
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