This is Shakespeare and Company, it’s the most famous bookstore in the world.” She pointed to the shelves that reached the ceiling. “Surely you have something on the feudal system or the court of the Sun King?””All our books are in English, and there is not a great demand for works on the French aristocracy.””That’s the problem with Americans, they’re only interested in themselves,” she sighed. “I learned about the Civil War every year from the fifth grade, but I never studied the Wars of the Roses.

This is Shakespeare and Company, it’s the most famous bookstore in the world.” She pointed to the shelves that reached the ceiling. “Surely you have something on the feudal system or the court of the Sun King?””All our books are in English, and there is not a great demand for works on the French aristocracy.””That’s the problem with Americans, they’re only interested in themselves,” she sighed. “I learned about the Civil War every year from the fifth grade, but I never studied the Wars of the Roses.

– Anita Hughes –

Christmas in Paris

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