I have a list of about 50 books I'd like to read that are about or are set in Paris before I enjoy my long stay there this summer. Reading all 50 is a rather lofty goal, but I plan to work my way through as many of them as I can at least. Here are 10 that are on my to-read list. Please let me know if you've read any of them and what you thought. :)
This is the book that I'm reading right now. The writing is amazing, but it's very dense. Unfortunately, I'm not reading it as quickly as I'd like. I may need to take a bit of a break and read something lighter for a while.
Au revoir et bonne lecture, mon amies!
These all look good! Looking forward to your reviews!
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The Olive Farm series of books by Carol Drinkwater, set in Provence.
No Going Back, Martin Kirby about moving to an organic farm in Spain. (that one was a TV series too).
A House Somewhere (Lonely Planet) is a compilation of these kind of stories.
I also love the photo books, A French Dog and A French Cat, gorgeous.
I love your idea of a summer in a different place each year, I'd love to do that but on a purely selfish level I do hope you're planning to record a batch of podcasts before you go or are going to be broadcasting live from a cafe table, urban art journal in hand, ideally with Lowder dog and Charlie dog in their berets nibbling croissants under the table, though I imagine they probably have their own summer plans lol. It will come around so fast now, it sounds brilliant. Enjoy.