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Work InformationHot Sun, Cool Shadow: Savoring the Food, History, and Mystery of the Languedoc by Angela Murrills
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A fabulous book about exploration and discovery of food, culture and history in a relatively forgotten corner of France - The Languedoc. The writer seamlessly takes the reader through a number of her and her family's visits to the region, which culminate in fulfilling the vision to live in the area. Illustrated by sketches made by her husband. ( ) When I bought this book, I thought it would be the typical story of buying and restoring a home in southern France. Although the author did this, the book itself centers on the author's exploration of various cities in Languedoc, with a particular focus on regional foods, with some historical asides thrown in. I have spent time in Languedoc and Provence and would recommend this book to any first time visitor to those regions. no reviews | add a review
More than a decade ago, Angela Murrills and husband Peter Matthews began their love affair with the Languedoc, an area in southern France near the Mediterranean coast and the Pyrenees. One of Europe's oldest and most historic regions, it is rich with wonders including castles, wild white horses, Roman ruins, and Carcassonne, Europe's greatest fortified town. What really drew them to this area, however, was the locals' love of food and wine. As their visits to the region became longer and their dream of owning a home intensified, they began to discover another way of living--a slower one based on gastronomic pleasure and the really important things in life: hunting for mushrooms, morning trips to the bakery, long lunches, and heated debates about the best way to make cassoulet. Including mouthwatering recipes and delightful duotone drawings, this wonderful memoir is for the fans of Peter Mayle and Frances Mays No library descriptions found. |
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