Perfume from Provence

by Winifred Fortescue

Paperback, 2000

Status

Available

Description

After losing all their money in the 1929 stockmarket crash, Sir John and Lady Fortescue sold up and bought a tumbledown cottage in Grasse in Provence. This book recounts their trials and tribulations including rebuilding the house, living with the villagers, the food and the gardens.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Harrod
Very nice read. Timeless. Reminiscent of Ferenc Mate or Peter Mayle.
LibraryThing member PennyMck
Charming, lovely use of language, and the illustrations by E.H. Shepard are delightful
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