At Home with Madame Chic

Becoming a Connoisseur of Daily Life

By: Jennifer L. Scott

Narrated by: Amy Rubinate

When Jennifer arrived at Madame Chic's Parisian apartment as a foreign exchange student, Madame Chic took her under her wing and tutored her in the secrets of how the French elevate the little things in life to the art of living. Years later Jennifer was back in California with a husband, two young daughters, a dog, and her first home. She began to think about Madame Chic's home - how the breakfast table was set beautifully the night before, the music that always played in the background, and the calm of Madame and Monsieur Chic's ritual cocktail hour together. Jennifer wanted that life. She decided to see what would happen if she didn't perform her chores impatiently or mindlessly...and could live like Madame Chic.

At Home with Madame Chic reveals the secrets to having a happy, fulfilling, and passionate life at home. Jennifer explains the morning send-off need not be chaotic, it's possible to look stylish with minimal time and effort, a little forethought makes it possible to serve a home-cooked dinner every night, and details like music and scented candles can set the tone for the whole family's evening.

©2014 Jennifer L. Scott (P)2015 Tantor

Robot like narrator

This narrator makes it difficult to listen for long periods. I'm pretty sure it is a robot because there is not much feeling or personality.

A must read for all women.

Love it. Very well written with a lot of information that will help women in different situations.

Sounds like a robot.

What did you like best about At Home with Madame Chic? What did you like least?

I really like the points that this author was making. A more formal, European lifestyle with more attention paid to good food, an organized home and planning are things I would love to here more about. But 3 hrs in to this 4 hr book I can not listen to this narration anymore. I'm pretty sure it's just a computer generated version of Siri reading. It's comically bad.

Would you recommend At Home with Madame Chic to your friends? Why or why not?

I can not recommend the audio version.

How could the performance have been better?

I've heard the author speak on her youtube videos. She could have narrated this herself 1000 times better.

life-changing!!

Jennifer Scott, writes in such a way, that, although the information given may require major transformations ( at least in the way I personally live). The rhetoric is not overwhelming. Nor, is the information given in a way that is degrading to the person you are right now. She is inspiring! I have listened to this audio-book 3 times! I am excited to use her tips and am trying to develop my own "je ne sais quois". The people around me have already noticed a difference in me! This is my most favorite self-help book ever!

Great information!

Great info, but the narrators voice draws out the last syllable of each sentence, which was a little annoying.