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A House In The Sunflowers
Ruth Silvestre
A reissue of a much-loved A&B classic. A delightful read for anyone who dreams of another life abroad...
This is the story of a dream come true. In 1976, in the Lot-et-Garonne region of south-west France, Ruth Silvestre and her family found Bel-Air de Grezelongue, a house that had bee...
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Over a Hot Stove: A Kitchen Maid's Story
Flo Wadlow
A riveting first-hand account of life working in the grand country houses of the last century. At the age of sixteen, Flo Wadlow left her family to begin what would become a distinguished life ‘in service’. Starting as a kitchen maid in South Kensington, she soon rose through t...
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Three Houses
Angela Thirkell
A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week
‘There is always in our minds the hope that we may find again those golden unhastening days and wake up and dream’
In these beautifully nostalgic memoirs, eminent author Angela Thirkell recalls in rich detail the three houses in which she grew...
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Starting Over, One Cake at the Time
Gesine Bullock-Prado
Gesine Bullock-Prado, was the head of her sister's (Sandra Bullock) production company. She had a closet full of designer clothes and the ear of all the influential studio heads, but she was miserable. The only solace she found was in her secret hobby: baking.
With every sugary, butter...
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Reflections of Sunflowers
Ruth Silvestre
The final book in the Sunflower trilogy sees Ruth and her husband returning to Bel-Air de Grezelongue, their much-loved home in the Lot-et-Garonne region of South West France. In 1976 their dreams of purchasing a peaceful summer home came true when they spied this derelict farmhouse surrou...
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