DeWitt, Helen
The English Understand Wool (Storybook ND Series)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780811230070
- author:
- DeWitt, Helen
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 64
- Dimensions:
- 23.9 x 16 x 1.3 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
A 17-year-old girl, raised in Marrakech by a French mother and English father, has learned to avoid "mauvais ton" - bad taste. With a parent of ferociously lofty standards, she has cultivated a keen sense of etiquette and refinement. However, during her annual Ramadan travels, she finds her assumptions overturned and must fend for herself in New York. Can she navigate the city's sharks with the dictates of good taste? Born of a French mother and English father, this young woman has been trained in the art of avoiding bad taste. Her upbringing has taught her to play the piano, buy tweed cloth made in London, and have linen made up by a Thai seamstress in Paris. But when she travels to New York, she must confront a world where her refined sensibilities are no longer enough. With her parent's lofty standards and her own limited experience, she must navigate the challenges of New York City. Will her training in etiquette and refinement be enough to see her through?
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