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| A Summer in Gascony: Discovering the Other South of France | 
 enlarge | Author: Martin Calder
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 25306
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 1857885066
Dewey Decimal Number: 914.4730484
EAN: 9781857885064
ASIN: 1857885066
Publication Date: March 20, 2008
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Gascony surprise May 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A Summer in Gascony is a well crafted book, by someone who knows Gascony, having lived and worked with a Gascon family. I was fascinated to read about the close relationship between England and Gascony from the medieval wine trade to the Duke of Wellington going hunting with his hounds through the local countryside. A very enjoyable read. I look forward to your next book Martin.
The wonder of youth April 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This took me back many years to those long forgotten balmy days of summer. I soon felt drawn into Martin's new circle of friends and the farm life in Gascony, wishing I could meet these people (especially Mme Parle-Beaucoup,) and try some of those gastronomic delights. Adding a few new French words to my rusty vocabulary and dipping into the history of the region, this was a story with the feel good factor, leaving me with the urge to see Gascony for myself. Loved it!
memories of farm life April 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Martin has captured the magic of life on the farm and auverge.Although a few decades separate my experiences, as a child, on my relatives farms in Lancashire ,the simplicity, the hard graft and descriptions of his experiences took me back to those happy days. Sitting on the back of open tractors planting spuds,collecting eggs, milking and herding the cows and the best bit , helping to make sausages and black puddings when a pig had been killed .Thank you for helping me to relive those days that had faded from my memory !
It has also whetted my appetite to go and explore Gascony.
A really enjoyable read
Gascony Delight April 1, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Reading this, anyone who took a gap year at any time may well wish that they had spent it in Gascony. Drenched in sunshine, wine and the sheer vitality of youth, this is a delightful memoir of the author's enduring romance with the area, that began with a summer working and living on a farm/guest house in this south west area of France. The author discovers hard physical work, the bountiful culinary heritage of the region, romance with a German student and most of all the unique and independent character of the Gascons themselves. A delightful read.
Kevin Gale - France Bookshop
Bienvenu Gascony March 28, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book makes a refreshing change from the usual story of French builders and house refurbishment. The author has captured the charm of Gascony with a good mix of interesting snippets of history, local traditions and the day-to-day life of the Gascon people. He gives mouth-watering descriptions of the traditional food and wines of the region. Each chapter surprised me with a new fact about the rhythm of life in rural Gascony. I never knew what to expect. Delightful illustrations by the author at the end of each chapter added to my enjoyment of this book.
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