Author : Aubrey Rhodes
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 14,84 MB
Release : 2020-04-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0008376026
A sweeping, breath-taking tale of love, betrayal...and a secret that could change the course of history. The secret of Provence House might just be best left untold...
Author : Peter Mayle
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 27,32 MB
Release : 2010-05-19
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0307755495
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this witty and warm-hearted account, Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realize a long-cherished dream and actually move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Lubéron with his wife and two large dogs. He endures January's frosty mistral as it comes howling down the Rhône Valley, discovers the secrets of goat racing through the middle of town, and delights in the glorious regional cuisine. A Year in Provence transports us into all the earthy pleasures of Provençal life and lets us live vicariously at a tempo governed by seasons, not by days.
Author : Patricia Sands
Publisher : Lake Union Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,21 MB
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781503945647
On the evening of her twenty-second wedding anniversary, Katherine Price can't wait to celebrate. But instead of receiving an anniversary card from her husband, she finds a note asking for a divorce. Fifty-five and suddenly alone, Katherine begins the daunting task of starting over. She has her friends, her aging mother, and her career to occupy her, but the future seems to hold little promise--until, after a winter of heartbreak, Katherine is persuaded to try a home exchange holiday in the South of France. In Provence, bright fields of flowers bloom below medieval hilltop villages with winding cobblestone streets. Charmed by the picturesque countryside, the breathtaking Côte d'Azur, and the enchantment-filled boulevards of Paris, Katherine feels life opening up once again. Lavender perfumes the air, and chance encounters hint at romance and passion. But memories of heartbreak and betrayal linger--and her former life waits for her back home. Can she find the courage to begin again? Revised edition: This edition of The Promise of Provence includes editorial revisions.
Author : Lucy Wadham
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,14 MB
Release : 2009-10-29
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0571252257
At the age of eighteen Lucy Wadham ran away from English boys and into the arms of a Frenchman. Twenty-five years later, having married in a French Catholic Church, put her children through the French educational system and divorced in a French court of law, Wadham is perfectly placed to explore the differences between Britain and France. Using both her personal experiences and the lessons of French history and culture, she examines every aspect of French life - from sex and adultery to money, happiness, race and politics - in this funny and engrossing account of our most intriguing neighbour.
Author : Carol Drinkwater
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 43,73 MB
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1504078772
“Secrets, tragedy, hidden pasts and family secrets all set in glorious Provence—I loved this.” —Santa Montefiore, bestselling author of The French Gardener Clarisse Cambon is devastated when the family vineyard’s annual harvest is ruined by an accident—and furious at her daughter-in-law, Jane, who she’s sure is responsible. Jane’s longtime feud with her mother-in-law is rooted in a secret they both keep from Luc—Jane’s husband and Clarisse’s son. When tragedy strikes, Jane takes over management of the vineyard and, beset by doubts and questions, begins to look into Luc’s past to understand what he may have kept hidden from her—and what Clarisse may know . . . An atmospheric tale of forbidden fruit, family secrets, and enduring through heartbreak from the author of An Act of Love and the beloved Olive Farm series, The Forgotten Summer will “whisk you straight to the South of France” (Marie Claire). “A lovely book . . . plenty of page-turning drama but also mouthwatering descriptions of Paris and Provence.” —Daily Mail
Author : Claude Farrère
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 11,3 MB
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
"The House of the Secret" (original name "La maison des hommes vivants") is a thriller by the French writer Claude Farrère. The novel tells about the disciples and followers of the mysterious earl of Saint-Germain, who live in the isolated mansion and draw youth and vitality from the guests living in their estate.
Author : Elizabeth Adler
Publisher : Dell
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 44,55 MB
Release : 2010-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 030757511X
Was it an accident...or an attempted murder? Dr. Phyl Forster watched the TV news, horrified at the sight of the broken body in the ravine. Then she raced to the hospital to see the victim. Miraculously, the girl was alive, but without name or memory. An irresistible challenge to Dr. Phyl, the psychiatrist who had buried her own past.... Detective Franco Mahoney was looking for a killer, without a whisper of a clue. He needed the beautiful psychiatrist to unlock the victim's mind. But he wasn't prepared for the passion Dr. Phyl inspired or the passion that ensued.... Elizabeth Adler's riveting novel of erotic obsession and revenge sweeps from San Francisco to Paris, from the Côte d'Azur to a remote Hawaiian island, tracing a tale of murder and madness with roots in a decadent past....
Author : Elizabeth Adler
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 27,71 MB
Release : 2005-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780312339630
Struggling with painful truths about the husband she lost two years earlier, landscape architect Lamour Harrington returns to her coastal childhood home, where she discovers dangerous secrets, two mysterious men, and a renewed sense of courage.
Author : Louis Morvan
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 24,51 MB
Release : 2017-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 2917813547
Why has a haunted manor deep in the forest of Anjou been bought by the popular Baron Felix of Firefern? Why does a mysterious light burn in its turret when no one is there? How did its previous occupant, the mysterious Doctor Wolfram, meet his death, and why will his body not rest quiet? Witchcraft and Satanism are never far away in this story of the fifteenth century. After Good King René's brush with death, Baron Firefern is accused of poisoning and sorcery. The ensuing trial, with its astonishing dénouement, is one of the great court scenes of literature. The revelation of the Secret of Firefern solves the mystery but imposes a mission. Firefern's envy-driven cousin Lord Walter de Maulny cannot be allowed to succeed in his damnable enterprise. But who can stop him? Will Galahad de Kernis, the plucky Breton page, or returning crusader Sir Tancred de Villepreux, prove the ultimate hero in the final battle ... or will Firefern himself have the last word?
Author : Mort Rosenblum
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 28,8 MB
Release : 2009-04-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0786731184
Mort Rosenblum, a celebrated foreign correspondent, invites us aboard his fifty-four-foot launch tied up in the center of Paris and introduces us to the characters who share his life along the river, ranging from eccentric movie stars and reclusive novelists to barge families just scraping by. He then hauls in the bow line for an unforgettable tour of the river itself from its source to its mouth. The Secret Life of the Seine is a love story between man and boat and the river that they live on, a discourse on the sensual beauty of France and the art of living well. In the tradition of A Year in Provence, Under the Tuscan Sun, and Paris to the Moon, here is what Garry Trudeau called "a moveable feast [with] a top speed of five knots—fast enough for fun, languid enough for dreaming. Take a trip you'll never take: This is what books are for."
