Breaking the Ice guides use a light-hearted approach to help bewildered, distressed and not so distressed newcomers adjust to their new life in France . It is the first time that guidebooks in English combine local information about daily life in a French town (Grenoble, Lyon ) with hints for developing intercultural skills. These companion-guides are packed with anecdotes, how-to-do advice and tips to discover the history, culture and night-life of the city, and the famed ãart de vivreä. The Icebreaker series are also the first city-guides that take into account intercultural issues and the different ways of behaving professionally and socially in order to make friends with the locals, or even become ãmore French than the Frenchä.

The author, Isabelle Corbett, a free-lance  journalist holds Irish and French citizenship. Her training, and her experience of living in France, Ireland and the United-States have helped her to write about the process of fitting into another culture. No Manâs Land specializes in intercultural issues. The author has plans for a series of guides for the major French cities that have an international profile.

Titles already published:Grenoble, Lyon.