Ten Trees and a Truffle Dog: Sniffing Out the Perfect Plot in Provence
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (764 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1620876353 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
There is a moment every morning when the countryside takes a pause. It's in this vacuum that a man working alone has the best chance of find. The birds stop singing, the dogs choke back their barks, and cats pause mid-stride. Everything waits
Even the demands of a toddler underfoot don’t dissuade him from a real estate deal that requires the building of a new house and the acquisition of a truffle dog, in this case the rare breed, petit chien lion (little lion dog), whose puppyhood exhausts the family’s patience, even as he is being trained to sniff out the elusive truffle. From Booklist Provençals let very little stand between them and their favorite comestible: the truffle. Wine dealer Ivey, a transplant from Britain to southern France, has fallen in love with truffles, and he sets out to buy his own slice of earth bearing the coveted oak
Formerly a lawyer in London, Jamie Ivey elected to quit commuting and office life for a quest in France instead.
"loved this book" according to Miss R. Jones. A well written book based on Jamie's family life in Provence - living, working, building a house - and of course truffle hunting. Reminded me a bit of Peter Mayle's style of writing, which I also love. Good book and I hope Jamie writes another one.. Kriss Yunker said Great!. Love every one of his books. They are fantastically readable. The only negative point is that they need to come to an end.. A lovely description of life of an expat in the South of France Jamie Ivey wrote two very interesting road books about France, in each case following the trail of Rosé wines. Wine lovers sometimes consider Rosé wines to be a bit shallow, light, not really worthy of study. But Ivey proves that there are many wine makers in France who take them very seriously indeed, even those whose main interest lies in more serious vintages. And, even better, Ivey captures a great deal of French culture as seen through the eyes of a British ex-pat:Extremely Pale Rosé: A Very French Advent