Memoirs a "love-letter" to Chirac

Paris - Mrs Bernadette Chirac stepped into the spotlight yesterday with a book of memoirs on her life with President Jacques …

Paris - Mrs Bernadette Chirac stepped into the spotlight yesterday with a book of memoirs on her life with President Jacques Chirac, neatly timed for his bid for re-election next spring.

Mrs Chirac describes him as "determined and courageous" in a book that co-author Patrick de Carolis has described as a love-letter to her husband.

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