Summer Reads: From Here, You Can't See Paris

Clearly, I'm a fan of the expat memoir.

In From Here, You Can't See Paris, Sanders moves his wife and daughter to the southern French town of Les Arques where he studies the only business in town, the local restaurant and falls into the sweet rhythms and struggles to maintain a way of life in Les Arques (population 159) in a fast-paced world. This is definitely a book of choice for foodies and armchair travelers everywhere.

Summer Reads: A Year in Provence

Within the author's first month in his new country, he realizes the French countryside isn't quite as idyllic as he thought. Throughout the book, he paints colorful portraits of his neighbors, who amuse, confuse and befuddle him, and the frigid wind that nearly cripples his charming 200-year old farmhouse.

Part memoir, part homeowner’s manual, part travelogue and all fun, A Year in Provence is a charming jaunt into the French countryside.