Books to read with a French Connection !

[Russethouse]

Originally posted by Hewitt - Thanks Eleanor !

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"A House in the sunflowers" Ruth Silvestre
"The Olive Farm" Carol Drinkwater
"French Spirits" Jeffrey Greene
"Something to Declare" Julian Barnes
"A Home in France" Anne Barry
Best Foot Forward Susie Kelly
The Icelander (LIslandais)
Horse of Pride
Assisnment in Brittany Helen McInnes
Short Walk from Harrods
On Rue Tatin Susan Loomis
Watersteps through France
A Fool and his money Anne Wroe
"Johnny Onions"
Exiles Anita Burgh
Charlotte Grey and Birdsong Sebastian Faulks
The Caves of Perigord" Martin Walker
Almost French Sarah Turnball
The Girl at the Lion D'Or
"A House in the sunflowers" Ruth Silvestre
"The Olive Farm" Carol Drinkwater
"French Spirits" Jeffrey Greene
"Something to Declare" Julian Barnes
"A Home in France" Anne Barry
Best Foot Forward Susie Kelly
The Icelander (LIslandais)
Horse of Pride
Assisnment in Brittany Helen McInnes
Short Walk from Harrods
On Rue Tatin Susan Loomis
Watersteps through France
A Fool and his money Anne Wroe
"Johnny Onions"
Exiles Anita Burgh
Charlotte Grey and Birdsong Sebastian Faulks
The Caves of Perigord" Martin Walker
Almost French Sarah Turnball
The Girl at the Lion D'Or
Assignment in Brittany Helen McInnes
Chantemesle Robin Fedden
A white house in Gascony" Rex Grizell
Also books by Gillian Tindall.
A Bull by the Back Door Anne Loader
The Duck with a Dirty Laugh ''
The Bells of St Paradis ''
Lilac and Roses Peggy Anderson
Bananas in Bordeaux Louise Franklin Castanet
Bon Courage Richard Wiles
Selling French Dreams Alan Biggins
The Ripening Sun Patricia Atkinson
"French Revolutions" Tim Moore
"At Home in France"
From here, you can't see Paris" Michael Sanders
Driving over lemons and The parrot in the Pepper tree Chris Stewart
'Down and Out in Paris and London' George Orwell
"A year in Provence" et al Peter Mayle
"Selling French Dreams" by Alan Biggins
Assignment in Brittany Helen McInnes
Chantemesle Robin Fedden
A white house in Gascony" Rex Grizell
Also books by Gillian Tindall.
A Bull by the Back Door Anne Loader
The Duck with a Dirty Laugh ''
The Bells of St Paradis ''
Lilac and Roses Peggy Anderson
Bananas in Bordeaux Louise Franklin Castanet
Bon Courage Richard Wiles
Selling French Dreams Alan Biggins
The Ripening Sun Patricia Atkinson
"French Revolutions" Tim Moore
"At Home in France"
From here, you can't see Paris" Michael Sanders
Driving over lemons and The parrot in the Pepper tree Chris Stewart
'Down and Out in Paris and London' George Orwell
"A year in Provence" et al Peter Mayle
"Selling French Dreams" by Alan Biggins
The Horse of Pride: Life in a Breton Village
Pierre Jakez Helias, June Guicharnaud
Goodbye, Johnny Onions
Gwyn Griffiths
"The Girl at the Lion D'Or"
Sebastian Faulks
The Duck with a Dirty Laugh
Anne Loader
The Bells of St. Paradis: A Love Affair with the Limousin
Anne Loader
At Home in France: Eating and Entertaining with the French
~Christopher Petkanas, Jean-Bernard Naudin

[Coffeepotdi]

I can recommend Bull By The Back Door. I have never laughed so much!

[Fay]

An essential addition to the list - Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden. Fabulous.

[suebobh]

A lovely book, which I have now read twice is "A Farewell to France" by Noel Barber. A really good read.

sue h