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Patrick Hilyer, author of the award-winning wine travel guide French Vineyards, lives and works in Normandy, France.

"For the first ten years of life in rural France we ran a small restaurant called Le Délice. My wife was the chef de cuisine and I did all the non-skilled work...

In 2008 I got a publishing deal with the guidebook publishers Alastair Sawday's for a book on the French wine regions called French Vineyards. I've since published two novels: The Grape's Joy and A Devil in the Grape. Now I'm working on the third book in the series and a book about our experiences in the French restaurant trade.

I have a typically ambivalent relationship with my adopted country: I adore the French landscape, the ancient architecture, the fine food and ...more

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	Broke the Grape's Joy 3.66 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Devil in the Grape (A Saint-Emilion Vineyard Mystery Book 2) 4.06 avg rating — 80 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alistair Sawday's French Vineyards: Special Places to Stay: Bed and Breakfasts, Chateaux and Gites on Wine-Producing Estates 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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