France - Table Of Contents

Regional Map
Preface
Detail Map
Introduction

PART ONE: ESSENCE OF FRANCE

There is this Street—John Fraser

A Question of Water—Richard Goodman

River of Light—Mort Rosenblum

April Fool—Nicholas Delbanco

Covert Operations—Debbie Seaman

War and Remembrance—Clive Irving

Love Among the Apples—Judy Wade

In the Land of the Musketeers—Rex Grizell

Cinéma en Plein Air—Jenny Woolf

Métro Metaphysics—Lawrence Osborne

Three Women of Nice—Donald W. George

The Arch of Orange—Ina Caro

I Was Really Very Hungry—M. F. K. Fisher

Les Invalides—Peter mayle

The Cave Where It Lives—Roy Andries De Groot

PART TWO: SOME THINGS TO DO

Road Scholars—James O'Reilly

Loving the Middle Ages—Jo Broyles Yohay

Bovary Country—Mort Rosenblum

Fêtes de la Musique: A Memory in Three Parts—Carla S. King

Carve Every Mountain—Rob Buchanan

Merlin's Forest—Katherine Gibbs

Footsteps of the Impressionists—Cheryl Maclachlan

A Lovely Day for a Miracle—Steve Fishman

The Hidden Ardèche—Pam Houston

Confessions in Fractured French—Sophia Dembling

The Loire on Wheels—Rosemary Ellis

Stones of Carnac—David Roberts

Barging with the Boys—Daniel Asa Rose

Don't Forget Marseille—Richard Lourie

Pilgrim's Path—Ina Caro

PART THREE: GOING YOUR OWN WAY

Spanish Heart, French Soil—Richard Goodman

Alone Among the Angels—David Roberts

Hazy Days in the Dordogne—Jon Carroll

Pâtissier's Apprentice—Claudia J. Martin

Black Périgord—Julia Wilkinson

Finding My Religion—Seán Dunne

A Taste for the Abyss—Jon Krakauer

Jo's Dog Has His Day—Jo Giese

Dining with the Corsican—Nicholas Woodsworth

Encounters with André—Alice Kaplan

No Spitting in Châteauneuf-du-Pape—Peter Mayle

The Edible City—Jan Morris

Riviera Gumshoe—Nik Cohn

Two Moments in France—Margaret Balka

PART FOUR: IN THE SHADOWS

The Duty to Remember, the Need to Forget—Ronald Koven

Service Non Compris—Moshe Saperstein

White Night by St-Denis—Lawrence Osborne

Remnants of Hell—Donovan Webster

PART FIVE: THE LAST WORD

Windows on a Village—Simon Loftus

THE NEXT STEP: What You Need to Know
Weather, permits, health, the works
Cultural Considerations
Local customs
Events & holidays
Important Contacts
Embassies & tourist offices
Activities
Fifteen fun things to do
Additional Resources
France online
Recommended Reading
Glossary
Index
Index of Contributors


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