Repeat After Me

<p>The author born in Tennessee had such a pronounced Southern accent as a child that she needed a tutor to help her master Yankee English in order to fit in with her Ohio classmates. That challenge sparked a lifelong fascination with language. Her passion is tested when she marries Paul Pimsleur a rising star French professor. She is expected to master multiple new tongues as they travel to Greece Germany France and Africa to create what became the renowned Pimsleur language programs.<p>The couple's life of international work is cut short by her husband's unexpected and untimely death. But Beverly's story doesn't end with loss. As a 38 year-old widow with two young children she continues to play a pivotal role in the success of the family business and even starts a business of her own. She meets a new romantic partner moves to France and returns to New York after her companion's death to help create a language teaching system for children with her daughter.<p>REPEAT AFTER ME is the narrative of a woman who turned obstacles into opportunities and never lost her joie de vivre. More than a memoir this is a behind the scenes look at the making of a global legacy by the woman who helped change the way the world learns languages.<p>Written with candor and humor against the background of key political events of her day readers will discover a narrative as captivating as it is inspiring-and one that just might change the way they see their own.