"#1 Amazon Best Seller" If you think motherhood in America is a challenge, try navigating the City of Light with a stroller in one hand and a croissant in the other. In this riotous memoir, author Vicki Lesage shares the highs and lows of raising her family in Paris. A former party girl, Vicki has now traded wine bottles for baby bottles. If she's awake at 2 a.m. it's because of a crying baby, not a wild night out on the town. Follow her journey through pregnancy to raising two kids with her ever-patient French husband, all while trying to enjoy life in Paris. "If you're looking for a funny memoir packed with parenting humor, or simply want to know if French parenting really leads to well-behaved kids, this collection of funny short stories is for you. It's a motherhood manifesto, French-style!" Interview with the Author Q. What was your inspiration to write the Confessions series? A. After a few too many drinks at the bar, I either turn to storytelling or karaoke. I'm much better at storytelling-or so my friends say! They encouraged me to put my tales to paper, and thus was born my series of memoirs, essentially a collection of funny true stories. Q. OK, so they're technically memoirs. But they seem different than traditional memoirs. How would you categorize them? A. Most of the bestselling memoirs are written by celebrities, who already have a huge audience. I had to choose a different angle in order to stand out, so I went for humor. I hope people enjoy my funny short stories, which have been compared to chick lit except they're true! I also talk about my travels, so my books would appeal to anyone who likes travel humor and travel memoirs by women. "Confessions of a Paris Party Girl" is a coming of age memoir with heavy doses of drinking humor, while "Confessions of a Paris Potty Trainer" is a motherhood book that falls into the parenting humor or pregnancy humor categories. Q. Yikes... Those are practically spoilers! A. Sorry! Between my French last name and m
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