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Constance Leisure

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Cambridge, Mass, The United States

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Fiction, Contemporary, Romance

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Margaret Atwood, MFK Fisher, Cormac McCarthy, Jane Austen, Colette, To ...more

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May 2016

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I grew up in New York City and later worked in publishing where I eventually became Books & Fiction Editor at Ladies's Home Journal. In 1990 I moved to France with my husband and two small children. There I began to freelance write and had some success publishing short stories. I was determined to write a novel but kept writing unsuccessfully about life in the U.S. until one day--after living in France for nearly 20 years--I began to write about the French. The novel became Amour Provence. ...more

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Constance Leisure I think Lillian Hellman said, "Writing means applying the seat of your pants to the seat of a chair." That means write every day, no matter what.…moreI think Lillian Hellman said, "Writing means applying the seat of your pants to the seat of a chair." That means write every day, no matter what.(less)

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Constance Leisure I'm working on a new novel. But I believe it's bad luck to talk about it.…moreI'm working on a new novel. But I believe it's bad luck to talk about it.(less)

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Amour Provence

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Back in Provence

We arrived in France over the weekend and drove down from Paris through Sancerre and into Burgundy taking back roads through farm country where they raise the famous white Charolais cattle in the region known as The Morvan.
It's end of summer bounty here in Provence, plateaus of figs, tomatoes, aubergines, and the different assortments of mushrooms are all piled high in all the street markets. Th Read more of this blog post »

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