Perfume from Provence - Couverture souple

Fortescue, Winifred

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0552998583 ISBN 13 : 9780552998581

Editeur : Black Swan, 2000

Synopsis

In the early 1930s, Winifred Fortescue and her husband, Sir John Fortescue, left England and settled in Provence, in a small stone house amid olive groves, on the border of Grasse. Almost at once, they were bewitched, by the scenery, by their garden - an incredible terraced landscape of vines, wild flowers, roses and lavender - and above all by the charming, infuriating, warm-hearted and wily Provencals. The house was delightful but tiny, and at once plans were put in hand to extend it over the mountain terrace. Winifred Fortescue's witty and warm account of life with stonemasons, craftsmen, gardeners, and above all her total involvement with the everyday events of a Provencal village, made "Perfume From Provence" an instant bestseller.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Born in 1888, Winifred Fortescue gave up her career on the stage after marriage and founded a successful fashion and interior design business. She later began writing articles for The Times and Punch, and inaugurated a woman's page for The Morning Post. She wrote seven books, of which Perfume from Provence was the first.

Présentation de l'éditeur

illustration de Shepard , reliure pleine toile verte in octavo , titre frappé or sur dos et 1er plat , illustrations in et hors textext . 274 pages 1936 London William Blackwood et Sons Ltd , ouvrage d'xpression anglaise -

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Black Swan
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0552998583
• ISBN 13: 9780552998581
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Shepard E. H.
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible