Duncan Falconer is a former SBS operative turned thriller writer. General Non-Fiction
Synopsis
This is the story of a dream come true.In 1976, in the Lot-et-Garonne region of south- west France, Ruth Silvestre and her family found Bel-Air de Grezelongue, a house that had been left, deserted and uninhabited for ten years. They fell in love with it.
A House in the Sunflowers tells of their affair with the house, from the search and initial frustrations, their euphoria when they finally bought it and the challenges of renovation and gradual assimilation into the local community. It provides rare glimpses of French family life in the region that is considered the gastronomic centre of France, complete with mouth-watering descriptions of meals in the sun and fascinating insights into the history and customs of this area.
Latest Additions
Blotto, Twinks and the Rodents of the Riviera
by
Simon Brett
read by
Simon Brett
£18.49
Formats available:
Bestsellers
ISIS Recommends
Audiobook of the Month
Herring on the Nile - L. C. Tyler
In an effort to rejuvenate his flagging career, novelist Ethelred Tressider embarks on a "research trip" to Egypt. No sooner has the cruise on the Nile begun, however, than events quickly unravel: an attempt is made on Ethelred's life; the boat's engine explodes, and a passenger is found murdered. As the boat drifts out of control, suspicion falls on everyone aboard - including Ethelred.
