We’re excited to announce that Beginning French is now available in a deluxe softcover format—rich paper, beautiful typography, and French-fold covers. It contains 12 Dordogne-inspired recipes from our daughter Sara, and a handy glossary of key words and phrases from the story.

Last month the book received the covetedKirkus Starfor excellence. The reviewer said:“A delightfully evocative farmhouse tale; as satisfying as a summer evening on a French terrace, with a cool glass of rosé.”

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