- Published: 2 March 2015
- ISBN: 9780857981752
- Imprint: Random House Australia
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 240
The Truth About French Women
- Published: 2 March 2015
- ISBN: 9780857981752
- Imprint: Random House Australia
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 240
Le Moel wants to restore the ordinary suburban French woman - as well as those of intellectual, political and cultural power - to their rightful place as individuals beyond the stereotypes. Watch this space: Le Moel might just be leading a new kind of French woman's revolution.
Susan Johnson, Courier Mail
It might look like yet another book about how French women stay slim, sexy and chic but rather than capitalising on the stereotypes, Marie-Morgane Le Moel is busting them. She does this by examining the reality of an "average" French woman's life as depicted by national statistics, before reflecting on the role played by French women in history and contemporary politics. One enviable truth that does not get a lot of attention is that they are able to balance work and motherhood with greater ease than women elsewhere because of France's comprehensive state-funded child-care system. While the sexed-up French woman might be a cliché, Le Moel happily acknowledges that the French do love "the game of seduction", which is as much about playful social interaction as it is about sex. Busting the myths, Le Moel shows, can be as entertaining as burnishing them.
Fiona Capp, The Age