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I'll Never Be French (no matter what I do): Living in a Small Village in Brittany
- ASIN: 1416586954
- ISBN: 1416586954
- Brand: Atria Books
- Manufacturer: Atria Books
Tired of Provence in books, cuisine, and tablecloths? Exhausted from your armchair travels to Paris? Despairing of ever finding a place that speaks to you beyond reason? You are ripe for a journey to Brittany, where author Mark Greenside reluctantly travels, eats of the crêpes, and finds a second life. When Mark Greenside -- a native New Yorker ... [Read More]
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My Twenty-Five Years in Provence: Reflections on Then and Now
- ASIN: 0451494520
- ISBN: 0451494520
- Manufacturer: Knopf
The beloved author Peter Mayle, champion of all things Provence, here in a final volume of all new writing, offers vivid recollections from his twenty-five years in the South of France--lessons learned, culinary delights enjoyed, and changes observed.Twenty-five years ago, Peter Mayle and his wife, Jennie, were rained out of a planned two weeks on ... [Read More]
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French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France
- UPC: 019628723529
- ASIN: 1565123522
- ISBN: 1565123522
- Brand: Algonquin Books
- Manufacturer: Algonquin Books
A story about dirt--and about sun, water, work, elation, and defeat. And about the sublime pleasure of having a little piece of French land all to oneself to till. Richard Goodman saw the ad in the paper: "SOUTHERN FRANCE: Stone house in Village near Nimes/Avignon/Uzes. 4 BR, 2 baths, fireplace, books, desk, bikes. Perfect for writing, painting, ex... [Read More]
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Michelin France Map 721 (Maps/Country (Michelin))
- ASIN: 2067170988
- ISBN: 2067170988
- Manufacturer: Michelin
Renowned for over 100 years for their clear, accurate and easy-to-read mapping, Michelin country maps give travelers an overall picture of their route, with practical road and travel information; and city maps containing extensive street indexes orient them quickly so they can find their way to their destination.
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Swann's Way: In Search of Lost Time, Vol. 1 (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
- ASIN: 0142437964
- ISBN: 0142437964
- Brand: Penguin Books
- Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time is one of the most entertaining reading experiences in any language and arguably the finest novel of the twentieth century. But since its original prewar translation there has been no completely new version in English. Now, Penguin Classics brings Proust’s masterpiece to new audiences throughout the world,... [Read More]
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Love & Death in Burgundy: A French Village Mystery (The French Village Mysteries)
- ASIN: 1250113008
- ISBN: 1250113008
- Brand: MINOTAUR
- Manufacturer: Minotaur Books
"Shea launches a cozy series that richly details life in a small French village. The outlandish antics of the eccentric locals add to the humor. Suggest to fans of Rhys Bowen's early "Evan Evans" series for the humor, the characters, and the charming setting." -Library JournalFrom critically acclaimed author, Susan C. Shea, comes Love & Death in Bu... [Read More]
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(Not Quite) Mastering the Art of French Living
- ASIN: 1510731105
- ISBN: 1510731105
- Brand: Skyhorse
- Manufacturer: Skyhorse
WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Every year upon arriving in Plobien, the small Breton town where he spends his summers, American writer Mark Greenside picks back up where he left off with his faux-pas–filled Francophile life. Mellowed and humbled, but not daunted (OK, slightly daunted), he faces imminent concerns: What does he cook for a French p... [Read More]
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Bruno, Chief of Police: A Novel of the French Countryside
- ASIN: 030745469X
- ISBN: 9780307454690
- Brand: Vintage Books USA
- Manufacturer: Vintage
The first installment in the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Chief of Police Bruno.Meet Benoît Courrèges, aka Bruno, a policeman in a small village in the South of France. He’s a former soldier who has embraced the pleasures and slow rhythms of country life. He has a gun but never wears it; he has the power to arrest bu... [Read More]
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National Geographic Visual Atlas of the World, 2nd Edition: Fully Revised and Updated
- ASIN: 1426218389
- ISBN: 1426218389
- Manufacturer: National Geographic
Uniting National Geographic's incomparable photography with state-of-the-art cartographic technology, this re-imagined and completely updated visual atlas is a compelling and authoritative resource that will enthrall readers. Updated for the first time since 2008, National Geographic's visual atlas of the world will delight and inspire ... [Read More]
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The Baker's Secret: A Novel
- ASIN: 0062369598
- ISBN: 9780062369598
- Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks
"A tale beautifully, wisely, and masterfully told."— Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife and Circling the SunFrom the multiple-award-winning, critically acclaimed author of The Hummingbird and The Curiosity comes a dazzling novel of World War II—a shimmering tale of courage, determination, optimism, and the resilience of the human spirit, s... [Read More]
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Fire in the Blood (Vintage International)
- ASIN: 030738800X
- ISBN: 030738800X
- Manufacturer: Vintage
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The Patriarch: A Mystery of the French Countryside (Bruno, Chief of Police Series)
- ASIN: 0804173516
- ISBN: 0804173516
- Brand: Walker Martin
- Manufacturer: Vintage
The tenth installment in the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Chief of Police Bruno.Bruno Courrèges is thrilled when he receives an invitation to the lavish birthday celebration of his childhood hero, World War II flying ace Marco “the Patriarch” Desaix. But when the party ends in the death of one of Marco’s longtime f... [Read More]
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Another Country
- ASIN: 0679744711
- ISBN: 0679744711
- Brand: Vintage
- Manufacturer: Vintage
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadSet in Greenwich Village, Harlem, and France, among other locales, Another Country is a novel of passions--sexual, racial, political, artistic--that is stunning for its emotional intensity and haunting sensuality, depicting men and women, blacks and whites, stripped... [Read More]
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A Thread of Grace: A Novel
- ASIN: 0449004139
- ISBN: 0449004139
- Brand: Russell, Mary Doria
- Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A powerfully imagined novel . . . [a] profoundly moving book that engages the heights and depths of human experience.”—Los Angeles TimesIt is September 8, 1943, and fourteen-year-old Claudette Blum and her father are among the thousands of Jewish refugees scrambling over the Alps toward Italy, where they hope t... [Read More]
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Chocolat: A Novel (A Vianne Rocher Novel)
- ASIN: 0140282033
- ISBN: 9780140282030
- Brand: Harris, Joanne
- Manufacturer: Penguin Books
Even before it was adapted into the Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, Joanne Harris' New York Times bestselling novel Chocolat entranced readers with its mix of hedonism, whimsy, and, of course, chocolate.In tiny Lansquenet, where nothing much has changed in a hundred years, beautiful newcomer Vianne Rocher and her... [Read More]
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Five Quarters of the Orange: A Novel (P.S.)
- ASIN: 0061214604
- ISBN: 0061214604
- Brand: Harris, Joanne
- Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
When Framboise Simon returns to a small village on the banks of the Loire, the locals do not recognize her as the daughter of the infamous woman they hold responsible for a tragedy during the German occupation years ago. But the past and present are inextricably entwined, particularly in a scrapbook of recipes and memories that Framboise has inheri... [Read More]
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Renoir's Dancer: The Secret Life of Suzanne Valadon
- ASIN: 125015765X
- ISBN: 125015765X
- Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
Catherine Hewitt's richly told biography of Suzanne Valadon, the illegitimate daughter of a provincial linen maid who became famous as a model for the Impressionists and later as a painter in her own right.In the 1880s, Suzanne Valadon was considered the Impressionists’ most beautiful model. But behind her captivating façade lay a closely-guarde... [Read More]
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Stone Soup
- ASIN: 0590416022
- ISBN: 0590416022
- Brand: Scholastic
- Manufacturer: Scholastic Inc.
A clever young man tricks an old woman into believing that soup can be made from a stone. As the pot of water boils with the stone in it, he urges her to add more and more ingredients until the soup is a feast "fit for a king." In print for 30 years.
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The End of Eddy: A Novel
- ASIN: 0374266654
- ISBN: 0374266654
- Brand: FARRAR STRAUS GIROUX
- Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
An autobiographical novel about growing up gay in a working-class town in Picardy.“Every morning in the bathroom I would repeat the same phrase to myself over and over again . . . Today I’m really gonna be a tough guy.” Growing up in a poor village in northern France, all Eddy Bellegueule wanted was to be a man in the eyes of his family and n... [Read More]
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The Time and the Place: Turning Dreams to Duras in Southwest France
- ASIN: B00N56XCGU
During her inaugural trip to France in 2012, the American author experiences her first case of "love at first sight," but it's not a man that turns her head--it's a country. She falls in love with the villages, the décor, food, wine and the lifestyle. Once back at home she becomes obsessed with the idea of owning her own place in France and begins... [Read More]
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