Almost French: A New Life in Paris

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A Virtuous Woman

When Blinking Jack Stokes met Ruby Pitt Woodrow, she was 20 and he was 40. Gibbons provides a convincing portrait of two seemingly ill-matched people who somehow miraculously make a… Continue Reading Posted in: American Fiction, Marriage, Southern States

Our Lady Of The Forest

The story of a teenage girl who sees a vision of the Virgin Mary. Ann Holmes seems an unlikely candidate for revelation. A sixteen-year-old runaway, she is an itinerant mushroom… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Spiritual Life, Washington (State)

French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew

From Peter Mayle, a joyous exploration and celebration of the infinite gastronomic pleasures of France. Ranging far from his adopted Provence, Mayle now travels to every corner of the country,… Continue Reading Posted in: Food & Wine, French Cooking, Gastronomy, General Cuba Travel Guides, Manners And Customs

An Evil Cradling

Brian Keenan went to Beirut in 1985 for a change of scene from his native Belfast. He became headline news when he was kidnapped by fundamentalist Shi'ite militiamen and held… Continue Reading Posted in: Autobiography, Lebanon Beirut, Terrorism

Toujours Provence

A second idyllic helping of rural life in France from the bestselling author of the classic A YEAR IN PROVENCE. Skulking through customs with a suitcase full of truffles, toads… Continue Reading Posted in: Description And Travel, Manners And Customs, Social Life And Customs

Cavedweller

When Delia Byrd packs her car and begins the long trip home from Los Angeles - from the glamour of the rock 'n roll business, her passion for singing and… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary Fantasy Fiction, Family, Literary Short Stories, Sisters, Social Life And Customs

Reluctant Tuscan, The

Rising From The Mist in the sun-blushed hills of Tuscany is Il Piccolo Rustico, a 300-year-old stone farmhouse that Nancy Doran dreams of lovingly restoring into an idlyllic home. All… Continue Reading Posted in: 1944, Doran, Phil, Travel

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