salut lulu et bienvenue ! i am sure you will find plenty of great advice here. also i am sure that whatever liseuse you get for your wife, she will love it. don't hesitate to take a look in the french forum for more discussion. and when you make up your mind, you can find a lot of great books to download for free in our ebooks library ("e-books" link in the blue bar at the top of the page) ; there are even some in french.
amuse-toi bien ! et fais-nous signe si tu as des questions.