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Jun 2021
17m 41s

S1.E1 - The adventurer who fell in love ...

NAKED FRENCH
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Marie was always rebellious, even as a teenager. She become a sailor, worked in international diplomacy, and then fell in love with an Italian man. Let's explore her life and hear what it's like being a non-romantic French person who's with someone much more romantic than she is!

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