A village life that grows into mystery and warmth
In A Village of Vagabonds, a narrator’s search for wild beauty leads him to Pont du Sable, a forgotten marsh village and its abandoned house. The journey blends memory, landscape, and small adventures as the sea, dunes, and old stone buildings frame a life rebuilt with grit and charm.
The book follows the narrator’s discovery of a ruin turned home, the help of Suzette, and the quiet moments that reveal a community’s character. It shifts between the gentle humor of village life, the pull of past eras, and the hints of danger that brush the margins of everyday life. Across its pages, readers meet the mayor, a painterly cast of villagers, and a sense that happiness requires patience, sacrifice, and devotion.
- A vivid sense of place: wind, sea spray, cobwebbed rooms, and a sprawling, lived-in estate.
- Restoring a home with the help of a loyal helper and the rhythms of village life.
- Encounters with unusual visitors, moments of threat, and small acts of kindness.
- Human stories of love, duty, friendship, and the price of happiness.
Ideal for readers who enjoy evocative, character-driven tales set against a timeless small-town world and the pull of places that become home.
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Vendeur : Forgotten Books, London, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book tells the story of the author's decision to leave his ordinary life to buy an abandoned house by the seaside. The author describes the village he moves to as "lost" and his anecdotes about his new community highlight the simple but rewarding life he finds there. Filled with humor and charm, the stories in this book capture the warmth of village friendships, the quirks of the villagers, and the exquisite natural beauty of the landscape. The author's love for his adopted village, and the village's reciprocal fondness for him, make these stories a celebration of community and an ode to living life off the beaten path. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781334091971_0
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Vendeur : PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
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Etat : Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 374 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar. N° de réf. du vendeur 28044649/2
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