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Hot Sun, Cool Shadow: Savoring the Food, History, and Mystery of the Languedoc
Hot Sun,Cool Shadowis the story of one couple's discovery of the Languedoc--a region of France near the Mediterranean coast and the Pyrennes--and their quest for a new home where they could have a simpler life and where they could "live to eat."...more
Paperback, 264 pages
Published
March 18th 2008
by Globe Pequot
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I would reccomend this book to anyone who enjoys travelling, enjoys food and dreams of living in France.
This book is set partly in Vancouver, BC where the authors live for part of the year .. and drea,m of how soon they can return to the Langdoc.
I really enjoyed this bok and while I haven't been to the Langdoc, I recognized enough places from reading other current best sellers, Da Vinci Code and Labyrinth.
If you love good reading and a few mst try recipes, grab this book and a nice glass of Fren...more
This book is set partly in Vancouver, BC where the authors live for part of the year .. and drea,m of how soon they can return to the Langdoc.
I really enjoyed this bok and while I haven't been to the Langdoc, I recognized enough places from reading other current best sellers, Da Vinci Code and Labyrinth.
If you love good reading and a few mst try recipes, grab this book and a nice glass of Fren...more
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This book is about a couple from Canada who make several trips to the Languedoc region of France and then decide to buy a home there. It's got great recipes, history of the area, great information on the region. It does, however, lack some of the great irony, humor and mishaps that good travel writers usually include which is why I can only give the book four stars.
Why do I keep torturing myself with these kinds of books?
A very charming entry in the Peter Mayles, Susan Loomis 'I Bought a House in France' annals of expat literature. Angela Murrills' account of her ten year adventure, along with her husband Peter Matthews, in the Languedoc region of France combines history, recipes, personal anecdotes, and delightful pen and ink sketches (her husband's) in a well-organized, gracefully written whole. I enjoyed this very much, when I wasn't consumed with envy, that is. Thank you, Bonny, for recommending this. You we...more
Well written with some wonderfully descriptive passages but not quite what I was expecting or hoping for. Not enough about the region and far too many descriptions of food.
A little too much of a discussion on food for me and few recipes I would prepare due to time and ingredients.
Musings on life in southwest France -- I did like that each chapter was centered on a different type of regional food or drink.
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