Name: French Spirits: A House, a Village, and a Love Affair in Burgundy
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Author: Greene, Jeffrey
ISBN: 9780060934101

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French Spirits: A House, a Village, and a Love Affair in Burgundy

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jeffrey Greene

Publisher

William Morrow and Company

Year

2003

Language

English

Pages

302

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.4 x 13.7 x 1.9 cm

Weight

0.26 kg.

ISBN

0060934107

ISBN13

9780060934101

Synopsis "French Spirits: A House, a Village, and a Love Affair in Burgundy "

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.

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