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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 "château 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.
| Categoria | Biografias e Memórias |
| Subcategoria | Viagens |
| Autores | Jeffrey Greene |
| Sobre o Autor | Jeffrey Greene é poeta e autor. |
| Idioma | Inglês |
| Quantidade de Páginas | 304 |
| Acabamento | Brochura |
| Editora | HarperCollins |
| ISBN | 9780060934101 |
| Tamanho | 13.3x20.3 |