“French Illusions: My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley” a lively and touching memoir from Linda Kovic-Skow

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French Illusions: Travel, Life And Love In The Loire Valley

Phoenix, AZ, May 18, 2015 – In a coming-of-age story, young, optimistic Linda Kovic learns the consequences of poor judgement after making a fateful decision in 1979. Based on her diaries, French Illusions: My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley (Dreamland Press, LLC) is a lively and touching memoir from Linda Kovic-Skow.

At twenty-one, Linda needs to learn a language fast in order to fulfill her dream of becoming a flight attendant. She chooses French immersion and contracts to become a nanny for a wealthy family in the Loire Valley. Yielding to poor judgment, she lies on her application and claims to speak basic French, confident she’ll be forgiven once she arrives at the Château de Montclair.

At the imposing family estate, she finds Madame Dubois aristocratic and impossible to please; the two children are incomprehensible. Willing to make it work any way she can, Linda is treated as a household drudge and assigned a cold room on the third floor to catch what sleep she can.

In the midst of daily struggles over culture and class, the last thing she needs is more complications. But when Linda attends language classes at the local university, she encounters a handsome young student. Passion for the man and for France makes her internal battle for independence much more difficult, and her coping skills are tested to their limits.

French Illusions: My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley won the Bronze Medal in the Non-Fiction Travel Category in the 2014 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards Contest. The sequel is coming in April. French Illusions: From Tours to Paris completes the story.

Best-selling author Linda Kovic-Skow spends her winters in Gilbert, Arizona and summers on a boat in the Pacific Northwest waters of Washington and British Columbia. She earned an Associate Degree in Medical Assisting in 1978 from North Seattle Community College and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Seattle University in 1985. Married for 29 years, she has two daughters and a Shetland sheepdog named Abby. An enthusiastic traveler, Linda also enjoys hiking, boating, gardening and socializing with friends.

For more information, visit: http://lindakovicskow.com.

French Illusions: My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley
Dreamland Press, LLC
Available at all major online bookstores including Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kobo:
https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/french-illusions-my-story-as-an-american-au-pair-in-the-loire-valley
ISBN: 978-0988464025
$14.99

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Readers’ Favorite Book Review and Award Contest: “…an honest account of the author’s life and her dreams to travel the world. The book is insightful and it captures the beauty of the Loire Valley.”

Book Viral: “Impeccably written and proffering a fascinating peek into an extraordinary life, French Illusions is a memoire par excellence and a notable debut from an author who deserves a place on your bookshelf. It is highly recommended.”

Amazon Reviewer: “…I couldn’t put this book down, reading it when I should have been doing other things….a fun, insightful look into a different culture. It reads much like a novel, including both romance and adventure, and I’m looking forward to the sequel.”

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