Ten Trees and a Truffle Dog: Sniffing Out the Perfect Plot in Provence - Hardcover

Ivey, Jamie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1620876353 ISBN 13: 9781620876350

Publisher: Skyhorse, 2013

Synopsis

There is a moment every morning when the countryside takes a pause. The birds stop singing, the dogs choke back their barks, and cats pause mid-stride. Everything waits. It's in this vacuum that a man working alone has the best chance of finding truffles...

The plot of land was perfect, just what they'd been looking for, offering expansive views across the valley and within walking distance of the local village. There was only one small problem, there was no house. And yet the land was affordable and came, the agent promised, with a possible income from a copse of truffle oaks. Just after the birth of their first daughter, after leaving the London rat race behind, here was a chance for Jamie and his wife to finally realize their dream of owning a property.

With one final salivating glance at the oak trees the decision was made. All they needed now was a dog. And their quest to find and train a truffle dog turns out to be as full of hidden discoveries as a truffle hunt itself.

With delicious humor and superb storytelling, Ten Trees and a Truffle Dog is sure to delight anyone who loves dogs, food, and rural France.

About this title

About the Author

Formerly a lawyer in London, Jamie Ivey elected to quit commuting and office life for a quest in France instead.

Reviews

Provençals let very little stand between them and their favorite comestible: the truffle. Let the price rise to €1,000 per kilo, and they may break out their shotguns to defend their truffle-laden terroir, but they never stop consuming the ultra-aromatic fungus. 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 trees whose roots hide the black diamonds. 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. Both lovers of Provence and fans of dog stories will find plenty to savor in these pages. --Mark Knoblauch

Edition details

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1620876353
• ISBN 13: 9781620876350
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288