France | France
Jun.10.2013
Amid the turbulent weather of Europe’s Little Ice Age, A Slender Tether offers three compelling tales of self-discovery, woven into a rich tapestry of 14th century France. Christine de Pizan, daughter of a disgraced court physician and astrologer, grapples with her ambition to be the first...
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May.26.2013
Part adventure story, part cultural history the author of Paris, Paris: Journey into the City of Light explores the phenomenon of pilgrimage along the age-old Way of Saint James in France
Driven by curiosity, wanderlust, and health crises David Downie and his wife set out from Paris to walk...
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Apr.29.2013
"A fun, rollicking tale with an enchanted setting, the kind of book you want to share with your dearest friends. Do yourself a favor and don't miss this one!" - Cassandra King.
Set in a total-immersion language school in the South of France, OPPOSITES ATTACK is a lyrical tale of clashing...
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Oct.17.2012
How the French love love! It occupies an honored place in their sense of identity, on a par with fashion, food, wine, and the rights of man. For hundreds of years, the French have championed themselves as guides to the art of love. Marilyn Yalom distills her readings of...
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Sep.04.2012
Summer 1944. Paris. A secret mission. A dangerous passion. A spellbinding story you will never forget.
After delivering a B-17 Flying Fortress to Britain, an American volunteers to copilot a plane carrying special agents to their drop spot over Normandy. Her personal mission: to find her...
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Feb.17.2012
From the award-winning author of the controversial international bestseller The Jewel of Medina, a historical novel that chronicles the lives of four sisters, all daughters of Beatrice of Provence—all of whom became queens in medieval Europe.
When Beatrice of Savoy, countess of Provence...
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Feb.17.2012
A woman's power lies in her beauty. For years, Blanche de Castille, the White Queen of France, has lived by this maxim—passed on by her grandmother, Eléonore d'Aquitaine, as she took the girl to marry King Louis VIII. When her husband dies unexpectedly, however, Blanche finds that beauty is...
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Feb.13.2012
It is the color of the Virgin Mary's cloak, a dazzling pigment desired by artists, an exquisite hue infused with danger, adventure, and perhaps even the supernatural. It is . . .
Sacré Bleu
In July 1890, Vincent van Gogh went into a cornfield and shot himself. Or did he? Why would an artist at...
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Sep.14.2011
Soft adventure. The sort of experience that goes beyond the typical tourist itinerary. There is no great physical challenge involved here. There is considerable food for the spirit. And the body. And on the windjammer, a rum swizzle at every turn. Not to worry, you're not driving.
I wrote...
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Jun.29.2011
The book follows two comedians who happen to be married as they take a whirlwind tour of London, Paris and Rome all in about a week. The book is funny, insightful, and, at times, moving. Too Fat For Europe features color photographs and hilarious stories about travel, art, and food.
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