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BL
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1043939
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b798309
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| Main Entry
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Calder, Martin.
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| Title & Author
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A summer in Gascony : : discovering the other South of France /\ Martin Calder.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;Boston :: Nicholas Brealey,, 2008.
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1 online resource (viii, 244 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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1435644697
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: 1857884027
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: 9781435644694
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: 9781857884029
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9781857885064
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Prologue; A warm welcome; En famille; The genial host; Maigret or magret?; New arrivals; More geese than people; Melon-seed necklace; Here come the Vascones!; Gasconnade; England's vineyard; Breakdown bend; Dogs and sheep; Madame Parle-Beaucoup; From field to table; Amandine; Pattes the paws; Cassoulet and cornichons; Where are the brakes?; Are you Vikings?; Hans and Lotte; White horses; Mechoui; Tour de France; No grain, no pain; Le Percheron; Les gens-du-chateau; Valley of the lizards; Market day; Festival week; La Guinguette; Between dog and wolf; Plum picking; Thunder and lightning.
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Fruits of the vineThis precious booty; Pastis and peanuts; Au revoir; Epilogue.
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| Abstract
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With charm and gentle humor, Martin Calder describes one extraordinary summer spent working on a family farm in a remote hilltop village on southwest France's Gascony coast. A Summer in Gascony is a tale of village festivals, dusty roads, and sun-baked wine country, all dotted with lively and colorful characters. It evokes the spirit of a place, all told in sensuous detail by a man who understands the Gascon way of life.
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TRAVEL-- Europe-- France.
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TRAVEL.
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Travel.
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Gascony (France), Description and travel.
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France, Gascony.
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| Dewey Classification
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914.4/730484
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DC611.G26C35 2008eb
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