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New Provence book: A Pig in Provence

Source: www.georgeannebrennan.com. Posted on 12 April 2007.

From the publisher of 'Under the Tuscan Sun' comes another extraordinary memoir of a woman embarking on a new life - this time in the South of France. Thirty years ago, James Beard Award-winning author Georgeanne Brennan set out to realize the dream of a peaceful, rural existence en Provence.

She and her husband, with their young daughter in tow, bought a small farmhouse with a little land, and a few goats and pigs - and so began a life-affirming journey. Filled with delicious recipes and local color, this evocative and passionate memoir describes her life cooking and living in the Provençal tradition - an entrancing tale that will whet the appetite and the spirit - perfect for foodies, Francophiles, or anyone who's dreamed of packing their bags and buying a ticket to the good life.

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“We came at the end of April when it is not too hot. We used the villa as a base to explore the area on the south coast. We went on day trips to Monaco, Nice, Cannes, Toulon, Marseilles and Aix-en-Provence.”
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