People

Read about those in the news and about people doing interesting things in France. See the latest articles below or browse our Interviews and Profiles section by clicking on the blue tabs. The Cx symbol denotes subscriber-only articles.

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Interviews

We are beginning to understand the science of coffee

Jane Hanks talks to award-winning coffee roaster (torréfactrice) Anne Caron about the bean-to-cup process

"The traditional rural way of life has thinned out"

Author Adam Thorpe speaks to Jane Hanks about French country life and the expat experience

Lack of GPs affecting almost all of France

Conseil National de l’Ordre des Médecins

The government is dedicating €100 million a year to ‘transform’ healthcare. Oliver Rowland spoke to Dr Jean-Paul Hamon, leader of the Fédération des Médecins de France, who doubts it will make a difference. His members are médecins libéraux, that is GPs and specialist doctors in independent private practice

"With France I have come up trumps”

Jane Hanks talks to author Carol Drinkwater about the joys of living in France

Profiles

The life and erotic times of Anaïs Nin

Samantha David meets the author Paul Herron, who offers a glimpse into her wild life in Paris and complex tangle of relationships

Sex, lies and spies: the mystery of Marthe Richard

Samantha David examines the rollercoaster life of the woman born Marthe Betenfeld, who rose from humble Lorraine beginnings via life as a Paris prostitute, to become a pilot, spy, politician and, eventually, law-changer