Notes from the Cévennes : half a lifetime in provincial France /
"Adam Thorpe's home for the past 27 years has been an old house in the lower Cevennes, a wild range of mountains in southern France that forms part of the Massif Central. In his writing Thorpe has explored this area, drawing on the legends, history and above all the people of this part of...
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London :
Bloomsbury Continuum,
2018
London ; New York, NY : 2018 |
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Table of Contents:
- 1 Gossamer Threads p. 1
- 2 The Poppet p. 22
- 3 Coming Into Shot p. 30
- 4 Wartime Shrines p. 39
- 5 Our Baker Is Missing p. 46
- 6 Reprisal in the Oxbow p. 53
- 7 The Psychological Castle p. 69
- 8 Taking the Postman Hostage p. 79
- 9 Resident Tombs p. 87
- 10 A Flat Above the Café p. 96
- 11 All that Rough Music p. 111
- 12 Erudition p. 119
- 13 A Local Custom p. 131
- 14 Disaster Area p. 142
- 15 Martens in the Roof p. 151
- 16 A Visit from the City Police p. 157
- 17 Arches and Bulls p. 169
- 18 Defending Wolves p. 187
- 19 A Catastrophe p. 194
- 20 Floodwaters p. 200
- 21 The Ballot p. 205
- 22 Paws, Fingers and Thighs p. 215
- 23 Taking our Tread p. 229
- 'Footprints' p. 240