Constance Leisure's Blog - Posts Tagged "books"
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. The vineyards are full of harvesters in straw hats and huge double-sized tractors that help with the work.
On the way here, I finished The Double Life of Liliane about Lily Tuck's growing up years spent mostly in Europe. A great book for re-entry into France! Now I'm reading One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich which is antithetical to what's going on here with all the beautiful summer food and good times with friends who I haven't seen all summer after spending four months in New England.
Because they're humorous, maybe I'll dive back into Anthony Powell's 12 book series A Dance to the Music of Time: 1st Movement that takes place mostly between the two world wars. I only have three to go and I'm sorry to be coming to the end.
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. The vineyards are full of harvesters in straw hats and huge double-sized tractors that help with the work.
On the way here, I finished The Double Life of Liliane about Lily Tuck's growing up years spent mostly in Europe. A great book for re-entry into France! Now I'm reading One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich which is antithetical to what's going on here with all the beautiful summer food and good times with friends who I haven't seen all summer after spending four months in New England.
Because they're humorous, maybe I'll dive back into Anthony Powell's 12 book series A Dance to the Music of Time: 1st Movement that takes place mostly between the two world wars. I only have three to go and I'm sorry to be coming to the end.
