FRENCH SPIRITS A house, a village, and a love affair in Burgandy by Jeffrey Greene

FRENCH SPIRITS Jeffrey Greene - A house, a village, and a love affair in Burgandy (France)

FRENCH SPIRITS: A scarce France travel memoir. When Jeffrey Greene, a prize-winning American poet, and Mary, a molecular biologist and his wife-to-be, discover a moss-covered stone presbytery in a lovely village in the Puisaye region of Burgundy, they know they have to live there.

USED TRAVEL BOOK IN GOOD CONDITION: clean with minor corner wear; pages are clean and tanning lightly with age; excellent binding with no spine creases. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages. The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

PUBLISHER'S BLURB: When Jeffrey Greene, a prize-winning American poet, and Mary, a molecular biologist and his wife-to-be, discover a moss-covered stone presbytery in a lovely village in the Puisaye region of Burgundy, they know they have to live there. In lush, lyrical prose, Greene recalls their experiences turning the 300-year-old stone building — a “chAteau in miniature” that the locals believe houses numerous spirits-into a habitable refuge. He brings to life their adventures in finding wonderful bargains with which to furnish their new space, including a firm mattress and some rather suspicious antiques" bought from the back of a van. Greene offers the unexpected joys and surprises of village life, from celebrating his and Mary's simple backyard wedding to toiling in a verdant garden. He shares the experience of surviving his mother's decision to move in and humorously introduces the locals — both human and nonhuman — who define his and Mary's new world. Woven throughout this luscious tale are the pleasures of rural France: wondrous food and wine, long-held rituals and feasts, dark superstitions, and deeply rooted history.

Book Details

Code: SKU650

Condition: See notes and photos below

Binding: Large Paperback

Pages: 300

Published: 2002 by Flamingo

ISBN: 073227477X

Postage: $6.90

Price: AUD $8.00