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Jardin des Cinq Sens: Yvoire’s magical lakeside garden
A brief history of a special French medieval garden on the banks of Lake Geneva in Haute-Savoie
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‘Village of cats’ in southern France is inspired by an old legend
Story of a young girl and her kittens has influenced the architecture of La Romieu, classified one of the Plus Beaux Villages de France
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When and why do we say c'est la sardine qui a bouché le port de Marseille?
Marseille, a ship, a very big sardine, and a stereotype
On Trying to Become a French Paysan
On Trying to Become a French Paysan – Garry Holding, Clays, £9.57
WHAT is the test of a good book? A nice cover, a recognised name … or a tale that starts off well and continue in the same vein? This is definitely the latter and Garry Holding seems to be a natural story-teller.
One family, three children, a campervan and a remote farm in Deux-Sèvres in pre-EU France; having a go at making it go.
Yet, there is a different side to their life as we discover about their efforts at fostering handicapped children – and the pain of having to fight to prove the innocence of one of them in a murder case.
