: About Me

TOUCHE: A FRENCH WOMAN'S TAKE ON THE ENGLISH By Agnes Catherine Poirier (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 9.99) Writer and broadcaster, Agnes Poirier is a self proclaimed Anglophile and abandoned her beloved France 10 years ago to become a full time Londoner. Her 23 years spent growing up in Paris couldn't have prepared her for the "Isle Diabolic" but she was drawn to the country's foibles and eccentricities. In her book, Touche': A French Woman's Take on the English, Poirier attempts to delve into the Anglo-French relationship and discover where the rivalry comes from and what feeds it. She focuses...