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Kept: An American Househusband in Paris Kindle Edition

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It’s like Emily in Paris for grown-ups! The Zola Award-winning tale of a company man turned trailing spouse when his wife gets his dream job continues in this follow-up to the bestselling Kept: An American Househusband in India. World travelers and armchair tourists alike will marvel as Greg goes head-to-head with the CIA, flame-wielding Japanese festival-goers, impossible Aunt Ethel, and the French bureaucracy. Hilarious and heartwarming, Kept: An American Househusband in Paris will have you dodging paparazzi on the playground and dreaming anew of your teenage crush.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BNSNKL1V
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Moontower Press (December 15, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 15, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.8 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 242 pages
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Greg Buford has lived in the US, Dominican Republic, Japan, India, France, Cambodia, Switzerland, and Turkmenistan. His memoir Kept: An American Househusband in India won the PNWA Zola Award, and his novel, Making Ghosts Dance, was both a Montaigne Medal and Eric Hoffer Award finalist. Kept: An American Househusband in Paris is his most recent work. Find Greg on Facebook @gregorybufordauthor; Twitter @gregbuford; Instagram @gregorybufordauthor; and gregorybuford.com.

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Customers find the book entertaining and humorous with interesting insights. They appreciate the well-written travelogue and learning about Paris and French culture. The author is described as a wonderful storyteller who provides relatable stories and descriptions of people, places, and food. Readers praise the writing style as well-crafted and enjoyable. The family life is also highlighted as adaptable and open-minded, with nice contrasts between the family's open-mindedness and American tradition.

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47 customers mention "Enjoyment"47 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book. They find it lighthearted and entertaining, with witty writing style. The book provides interesting insights and facts about France. It is informative but never boring, and makes readers smile.

"...It makes a fun story but can also serve as a great travel guide. He provides geographic and historic detail that could add so much to a trip...." Read more

"...Another fun read by this amazing dad, handling three young children in a foreign country with humor, innovations and patience. Highly recommended." Read more

"...Still, very enjoyable. A friend of mine is in the foreign service with her husband and young children. What an amazing life they lead." Read more

"A true account of a humorous/laid back dad and a pack of children doing Paris/France, dishing out tourist info, food advice, as well as explaining..." Read more

22 customers mention "Information quality"22 positive0 negative

Customers find the book informative about Paris and the country. They appreciate the author's insights and openness to new experiences. The book provides useful information for travelers, including lessons on cooking, parenting, navigating bureaucracy, and life abroad as a family. Readers also mention that the book offers interesting insights into life in India and France.

"...It makes a fun story but can also serve as a great travel guide. He provides geographic and historic detail that could add so much to a trip...." Read more

"...We are treated to walking tours of Paris, delightful episodes of friends/family visits, and the incredible French school and child-care system -..." Read more

"...a pack of children doing Paris/France, dishing out tourist info, food advice, as well as explaining how they arrived at that very moment, and where..." Read more

"...recounts everyday family life with humor, honesty, and travel details of places I will never get to visit in person...." Read more

18 customers mention "History"18 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's history and descriptions of French life and culture. They find the humor and historical data engaging, keeping them turning the pages. The memoir is described as a fantastic memoir about Parisian life.

"...second installment, in which the family follows the wife to,Paris is so enjoyable, I may go back to check out the original...." Read more

"...Obviously, there's much to learn about life in Paris, but also about life as a US Diplomat...." Read more

"...a little more than this one, but this book that takes place in Paris is also entertaining...." Read more

"...There are nice contrasts between this open-minded family, French tradition, & the culture of American Diplomats...." Read more

10 customers mention "Storyteller"10 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the author's storytelling. They find the tales delightful, interesting, and relatable. The author describes people, places, and food with great detail. Readers appreciate his adventures and humor.

"...The author describes people, places and food with a great idea for detail. It makes a fun story but can also serve as a great travel guide...." Read more

"...Such a gifted storyteller recounts everyday family life with humor, honesty, and travel details of places I will never get to visit in person...." Read more

"...The author is a nice guy and this his second book, offers the reader a different perspective on living and life abroad as a family!..." Read more

"...Greg is an incredible story teller with fun facts, history of France, as well as his family history when certain members come for an unexpected..." Read more

7 customers mention "Writing style"7 positive0 negative

Customers find the writing style well-written, funny, and readable. They appreciate the author's humor and interesting insights into life.

"...He entertains the reader with a lot of humor and is a great writer...." Read more

"Greg Buford writes wittily with many self-deprecating tidbits about his life raising his 3 very young children in Paris while his wife works at the..." Read more

"...Well written, funny, informative, and all around fantastic...." Read more

"I really enjoyed this book. I like the author’s writing style. His descriptions of places takes the reader to Paris without even being there." Read more

5 customers mention "Family life"5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's portrayal of family life. They appreciate the author's open-minded approach to life, family, and parenting. The book provides lessons in cooking, navigating bureaucracy, and having a good heart for family.

"...There are nice contrasts between this open-minded family, French tradition, & the culture of American Diplomats...." Read more

"...It’s a lighthearted, humorous and affectionate look at life, family, foreign diplomatic service, and the people around us...." Read more

"...I admire the way he and the rest of the family are so adaptable and that the children were thrown into living the way French children do, not..." Read more

"...Besides being funny as heck, he provides lessons in cooking, parenting, navigating bureaucracy, French history, culture, cuisine, and the US Foreign..." Read more

Fun memoir with a healthy dash of history
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Fun memoir with a healthy dash of history
The second of Buford's memoirs, it's just as enjoyable and humorous as the first. This one featured a good deal more history, but that's not a detractor - the recap of history was entertaining and just enough to bring the reader up to speed with the context. As always, Buford sees the humor in every situation. My favorite part of the entire book was the section about étoile insurance: I laughed out loud, then read it to my husband, who also laughed. Peak situational/ real life comedy. Highly recommended for those who enjoy memoirs with humor and a dash of history.
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  • Book Lover
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ce que c'est drôle!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2023
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    I missed the first book in this series describing the adventures of the family of an American foreign service official living in India. This second installment, in which the family follows the wife to,Paris is so enjoyable, I may go back to check out the original.
    If you have ever been to Paris or are just daydreaming about such a trip, this book is sure to entertain you. The author has put his own career on the back burner to support his wife and take care of their three children while she takes on a highly coveted assignment in the French Capitol.
    The book is a rollicking story of a family open to new adventures. The author describes people, places and food with a great idea for detail. It makes a fun story but can also serve as a great travel guide. He provides geographic and historic detail that could add so much to a trip.
    There is so much affection in this book that you will want to become family friends with the author and start packing for their next adventure.
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  • Gypsy Grandmum
    5.0 out of 5 stars Parenting in Paris
    Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2023
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    The first book, about life in India, was so good I immediately started this one. Obviously, there's much to learn about life in Paris, but also about life as a US Diplomat. What sounds like a glamorous job has its downsides: good or difficult assignments, family separations during moves and training, etc. But, this author not only handles it all with grace, but we learn he has passed the Foreign Service exam himself, and selflessly turns down his own dream of Diplomatic service to be a stay-at-home dad and follow his wife's career.

    We are treated to walking tours of Paris, delightful episodes of friends/family visits, and the incredible French school and child-care system - America could learn a lot from them!

    Another fun read by this amazing dad, handling three young children in a foreign country with humor, innovations and patience. Highly recommended.
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  • Serena
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Dad in Paris
    Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2023
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    I think I enjoyed the first book when the family was in India a little more than this one, but this book that takes place in Paris is also entertaining. The author takes his job as a dad seriously--I was very touched by the thought he put into raising his kids, his common sense and his love for his kids.

    Keep in mind that the events in this book took place just about 20 years ago so the kids are pretty much grown. What's great is that they have lived-in more places since then so there are probably a few more books on the horizon. I wonder where they are headed next.

    I did not give this book five stars because I thought the humor and stories seemed forced which made me a bit anxious. Still, very enjoyable.

    A friend of mine is in the foreign service with her husband and young children. What an amazing life they lead.
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  • Mary Drew
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fun reading about an America dad with kids living in Paris and exploring surrounding France
    Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2023
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    A true account of a humorous/laid back dad and a pack of children doing Paris/France, dishing out tourist info, food advice, as well as explaining how they arrived at that very moment, and where they go next. Here is an untraditional family (Mom Works, Dad manages children/household/education/doctors, etc.). There are nice contrasts between this open-minded family, French tradition, & the culture of American Diplomats. A wide variety of family members and friends visit, each with their expectations, showing all flavors of Americans in a foreign location. All experiences feel real. LOVED THIS BOOK.
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  • Judy Inman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Kept in Paris, family life in the Foreign Service
    Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2023
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    When you have the chance to get to know an author and his wife personally, you might feel obligated to read his books. That feeling gets replaced with total satisfaction by savoring every detail of the family’s adventures in foreign countries. Such a gifted storyteller recounts everyday family life with humor, honesty, and travel details of places I will never get to visit in person. From the beginning recounting of how Greg and Dana got together at TAMU my emotions ran the gamut of laughing out loud all the way through to the poignancy of the visit from Aunt Ethel. These world travelers just began a new adventure with her posting in Turkmenistan (sans grown children) so I can hardly wait to read all about this next chapter.
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  • Marlys
    5.0 out of 5 stars Unique, Fun and Interesting!!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2023
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    This book is great! It’s a lighthearted, humorous and affectionate look at life, family, foreign diplomatic service, and the people around us. Greg is invisibly very comfortable in his own skin, and that comes across as very empowering and funny! I’ve not yet been to Paris, but this book is a WEALTH of knowledge and education on the City of Paris, French culture and French history. I was sad when the book ended! I goofed because it seems one should read the book about India first, as it comes before this one chronologically. I found this to be a very fun book to read!
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  • J
    5.0 out of 5 stars loved it!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2024
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    This continued in the same vein as the first one. Made me smile. I enjoyed the read prior to heading to Paris. I want to know what happens next.
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  • Revital T. Landsman
    5.0 out of 5 stars loved and laughed
    Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2024
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    A fun book to read. I love Gregory’s sense of humor and his perception, perspective and sensibilities in how he sees the world. I also loved his previous book and likely will read his next book too.
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  • Elham
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best Christmas reading
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2024
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    Funny! I still feel embarrassed remembering aunt Ethel’s behaviour. Can wait to read the next one hopefully about Tajikistan.
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  • Marian Quick
    5.0 out of 5 stars Kept: A Househusband in Paris by Gregory E. Buford
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 17, 2023
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    What an enjoyable read. Greg takes you round Paris with his children, family and friends. It’s a story of every day life through the eyes of a househusband. It’s super fun and I loved it.
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