Lessons in French (31 page)

about the author

Hilary Reyl has a Ph.D. in French literature from NYU with a focus on the nineteenth century, and has spent several years working and studying in France. She lives in New York City with her family. This is her first novel.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Reyl, Hilary.
Lessons in French / Hilary Reyl.
p. cm.
1. Americans—France—Paris—Fiction. 2. Women college graduates—
Employment—Fiction. 3. Women photographers—Fiction. 4. Psychological fiction. 5. Domestic fiction. I. Title.
PS 3618.E947L47 2013
813'.6—dc22 2011045815
ISBN 978-1-4516-5503-2
ISBN 978-1-4516-5504-9 (ebook)

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