A Few Good Books
On our blog, we talk about our favourite books and authors, old and new, books that stayed with us long after we were done reading, the ones we might gently press into the hands of other readers.
Tom Chesshyre's Charming Travelogues
Tom Chesshyre is one of my favourite writers. He's a travel writer who's been all over the world. He writes about his experiences with warmth, humour and spirit. There are two main themes in his books, travel by train and travel on foot...
Favourite Reads: A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
This book was first published in 1989. It's an account of a year in Provence, the first year that Peter Mayle and his wife Jennie, spent in their new home in the village of Menèrbes. This was a long-held dream. Mayle and his wife used to visit every summer, soak up the heat and the sunshine, a welcome break from the grey and often wet weather in England, and dream of, one day, buying a house and moving to Provence. And then they actually did it...