Ten Trees and a Truffle Dog: Sniffing Out the Perfect Plot in Provence [Idioma Inglés] - Tapa dura

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"Warmth, sunshine, lavender, baking bread, garlic, pastis, Gauloises--and, of course, truffles. The scents and flavors of Provence waft and spill from every delicious page. Read it and salivate." -Antony Woodward, author of The Garden in the Clouds and Propellerhead

"Jamie Ivey's evocative descriptions of the characters, food and wines of Provence are often so vividly seductive that I was honestly tempted--as a vegetarian alcoholic sworn off the booze--to return to eating savory meat dishes and quaffing rose wine. I think I'll pass on the steak tartare though! A brilliant read, highly recommended." --John Dummer, author of Serge Bastarde Ate My Baguette

Written with a clear love for the Provencial lifestyle, this book is perfect for those interested in the South of France. --Publishers Weekly

Ivey, in his fourth book about southern France, captures the flavor of Provence, expatriatism, house building, fatherhood, dog training, and truffle hunting with humor and delight. --Melinda Stivers Leach, Library Journal

Warmth, sunshine, lavender, baking bread, garlic, pastis, Gauloises and, of course, truffles. The scents and flavors of Provence waft andspill from every delicious page. Read it and salivate. Antony Woodward, author of The Garden in the Cloudsand Propellerhead

Jamie Ivey's evocative descriptions of the characters, foodand wines of Provence are often so vividly seductive that I was honestlytempted as a vegetarian alcoholic sworn off the booze to return to eatingsavory meat dishes and quaffing rose wine. I think I'll pass on the steaktartare though! A brilliant read, highly recommended. --John Dummer, author of Serge Bastarde Ate My Baguette

Reseña del editor

There is a moment every morning when the countryside takes a pause. The birds stop singing, the dogs choke back their barks, and cats pause mid-stride. Everything waits. It's in this vacuum that a man working alone has the best chance of find