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020			_a9781739260125
040			_aKenya National Library Service
082			_a823.92 CLE
100			_aCleary, Rose
245			_aHow to be a French girl / _cRose Cleary.
300			_a218 pages ; _c20 cm
520			_aThe novel follows an unnamed young woman from Southend who once dreamed of becoming an artist but now works as a receptionist in an IT company. Dissatisfied with her routine life and shallow relationships, she becomes fascinated by Gustave, a sophisticated French businessman. Her attraction turns into an obsession as she attempts to reinvent herself into the idealized “French girl” she believes he would desire. The story explores loneliness, identity, modern dating culture, creativity, and the risks people take to escape dissatisfaction and become someone new.
650			_aIdentity and self-transformation -- Fiction
650			_aObsession -- Fiction
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