My high school French was reasonably up to reading "Voyeur" although some phrases eluded me. Investigating further took me out of the story so eventually I resigned myself to skipping those bits. You mostly get the gist anyway. 

Leah is a young English woman, adrift in Paris. Michael is misanthropic, despairing of the youth of today whilst yearning for his younger years. Through Michael, Leah gets a taste of bourgeois life and is drawn into Michael's unhealthy obsession with the past. 

Francesca Reece beautifully animates Paris; the sights, sounds and smells. "Voyeur" is a sultry, sexy novel encompassing a variety of themes including class, food, drink, sex, culture and the Arts.