Perfume from Provence - Softcover

Fortescue, Lady

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840247398 ISBN 13: 9781840247398

Publisher: Summersdale, 2012

Synopsis

The original story of falling for France, first published in 1935 Winifred Fortescue was an actress who rubbed shoulders with the likes of Jerome K. Jerome and George Bernard Shaw when she married Sir John Fortescue, the king's librarian and archivist and famous historian of the British Army. Tempted by a better climate and the cheaper cost of living, they left England and found a stone house amid olive groves, high in the hills above Nice. Almost at once they were bewitched by the landscape and especially their garden—delightful terraces of vines, wild flowers, roses, and lavender—and by the charming, warm-hearted, and wily Provençals. Winifred's witty account of life with stonemasons, craftsmen, and gardeners as they extend the house is an enchanting read.

About this title

About the Author:

Lady Winifred Fortescue (1888-1951) gave up her career on the stage after marriage and founded a successful fashion and interior design business. She later began writing articles for Punch and the Times, and inaugurated a woman's page for the Morning Post. She wrote seven books, of which Perfume from Provence was the first.

Review:

"Charming . . . touchingly quaint, frequently witty and refreshingly politically incorrect."  —The Good Book Guide

About this edition

• Publisher: Summersdale
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1840247398
• ISBN 13: 9781840247398
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320