The Feasting Season
Nancy Coons, . . Algonquin, $13.95 (384pp) ISBN 978-1-56512-519-3
This debut novel, a travelogue/love story by the author of a number of European travel books, has much to offer in its description of food, wine and history, but little to say about amour. American-born travel writer Meg Parker lives with her husband and two children in a centuries-old farmhouse in the Lorraine region of France. With her fruit cellar as her home office, Meg is working on another guidebook and a French text when she receives an offer to write a book on French history. Her goofy British husband, Nigel, seems happiest drinking with his friends, her children are needy, and after little deliberation, Meg accepts the offer. Her relationship with the book's photographer, Jean-Jacques Chabrol (J-J to his
Reviewed on: 04/16/2007
Genre: Fiction
Other - 384 pages - 978-1-56512-866-8