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“yvone lenard”

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  • The Magic of Provence

    Pleasures of Southern France

    by Yvone Lenard ...
    When Yvone Lenard returned to her native France and purchased a house in a hilltop village of Provence, an enchanted world of food, wines, and unusual adventures–including chicken rustling, flirtatious advances from neighbors, and a séance–opened up before her. This is her account of the spell cast on her by Provence, from her first morning’s visit by a charming prince bearing a jug of the village ... Read more

    Was $7.99 USD Now $5.99 USD

  • La Maison de Rendez-vous and Djinn

    Two Novels

    by Alain Robbe-Grillet ...
    Translated by Richard Howard, Yvone Lenard, Walter Wells ...
    Two stunning works from the French avant-garde writer and filmmaker, the master of the "new novel" literary movement.La Maison de Rendez-vousWith Hong Kong as the setting, Alain Robbe-Grillet creates a world of crime, intrigue, and passion dominated by Lady Ava's mysterious Blue Villa. The novella unfolds over the course of only one evening, but the events of that night recur repeatedly, and the ... Read more

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  • At Home in France

    Tales of an American and Her House Aboard

    by Ann Barry ...
    "As beguiling and delectable as France itself."*Mimi Sheraton"Ann Barry tells her tale directly and clearly, without cloying artifice or guile, so that it has the warmth, honesty, and force of a long letter from an old friend. She makes her reader a welcome house guest in her much-loved little cottage in the heart of France."*Susan Allen TothAnn Barry was a single woman, working and living in New ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • La Belle Saison

    by Patricia Atkinson ...
    How often have you eaten a mushroom that you picked yourself that morning? Or sat on a boat opening and eating oysters as you lift them from the sea? Or partaken of a seven course feast of game to celebrate the success of the chasse?When Patricia Atkinson - bestselling author of The Ripening Sun - first moved to France, her intention was simply to establish a vineyard. Over the years, however, she ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Bon Courage

    Rediscovering the Art of Living (In the Heart of France)

    by Ken McAdams ...
    One year and one arduous home-renovation into their marriage, Ken and Bing head to the French countryside to celebrate their long-delayed honeymoon, swearing they're getting out of the home-fixing business for good. When they fall in love with the village of La Montagne Noire, they find themselves buying a fixer-upper and starting all over again-but this time, in French!McAdams recounts their ... Read more

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  • The Ripening Sun

    by Patricia Atkinson ...
    For most people giving up the day job and moving to a beautiful area of France and living off the vines is an impossible but delicious dream. In 1990, Patricia Atkinson and her husband decided to sell up in Britain and emigrate to the Dordogne. Their idea was to buy a house with a few vines attached and employ someone to tend to the wine while they earned their living with some financial ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • Picnic in Provence

    A Memoir with Recipes

    by Elizabeth Bard ...
    The bestselling author of Lunch in Paris takes us on another delicious journey, this time to the heart of Provence.Ten years ago, New Yorker Elizabeth Bard followed a handsome Frenchman up a spiral staircase to a love nest in the heart of Paris. Now, with a baby on the way and the world's flakiest croissant around the corner, Elizabeth is sure she's found her "forever place." But life has other ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Provence for all Seasons

    a journey

    by Gordon Bitney ...
    It’s almost spring, and the Bitneys have returned for another season in Provence amid the olive trees, orchards and vineyards. With the renovations of their villa almost done, there is now time to learn more about the land they want to live in...Great sights lie within easy reach: the magnificent Roman Pont du Gard; Aix-en-Provence, where myriads of fountains blow water into the air; Arles, where ... Read more

    $9.95 USD

  • Keeping Afloat

    Up A French Canal Without A Paddle

    by John Liley ...
    Keeping Afloat is a light-hearted tale of John Liley's exploits on the canals of France. John was working for a boating magazine when he was overcome with a dream of owning and operating a hotel-barge in France. Now, thirty years on, he tells of his often hilarious misadventures in the early days of setting up a business that would keep afloat. Characters such as The Whizzer, Mighty Min and ... Read more

    $11.49 USD

  • So You Returned to Sark

    by Christine Davies Curtis ...
    In her previous books Chris tells of her move to the tiny Feudal Island of Sark, in the British Channel Isles with her husband Ken, to run their guest house and smallholding. They then journey out to New Zealand to explore and finally settle there. Over the years the marriage starts to falter and in the opening chapter of 'So You Returned to Sark' it comes to a dramatic head. Chris returns to Sark ... Read more

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  • Two Men In a Car (A Businessman, a Chauffeur, and Their Holidays in France)

    by Mike Buchanan ...
    'A splendid romp. Vive la France!'Peter Mayle, author of 'A Year in Provence' and many other bestsellers'Mike Buchanan is the best kind of opinionated, middle-aged, middle-class Englishman abroad: the funny kind.'Andy Heslop'If you have a sense of humour, this book will put a big smile on your face. I laughed out loud many times. A refreshing absence of political correctness.'The lovely Maureen ... Read more

    $6.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • I'll Never Be French (no matter what I do)

    Living in a Small Village in Brittany

    by Mark Greenside ...
    From the author of I Am Finally, Finally French, this charming memoir, full of gorgeous descriptions of Brittany and at times hysterical encounters with the locals, Mark Greenside describes his initially reluctant journey to establish a life in France in this “heartwarming story” (San Francisco Chronicle).When Mark Greenside—a native New Yorker living in California, political lefty, writer, and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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