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Beschreibung
Un rêve. Une maison. Un village. Une vie en France.
Since childhood, Catherine Cole had imagined owning a weathered French village house; shutters faded by the sun, rooms steeped in memory, a feeling 'as if a grandmother had just left'. In 2010, she found one - and her dreams turned suddenly into bricks and mortar.
In this compelling account, blending classic travel writing with reflections on literature, film, and French culture, Cole explores the enduring allure of France and the dreams we project onto its landscapes. At the heart of the story is the house itself; its garden, rooms, and ancient stones quietly telling their own tale of place and time.
A French House is both a memoir and a meditation on longing, belonging, and the courage to turn an imagined life into reality.
Un rêve. Une maison. Un village. Une vie en France.
Since childhood, Catherine Cole had imagined owning a weathered French village house; shutters faded by the sun, rooms steeped in memory, a feeling 'as if a grandmother had just left'. In 2010, she found one - and her dreams turned suddenly into bricks and mortar.
In this compelling account, blending classic travel writing with reflections on literature, film, and French culture, Cole explores the enduring allure of France and the dreams we project onto its landscapes. At the heart of the story is the house itself; its garden, rooms, and ancient stones quietly telling their own tale of place and time.
A French House is both a memoir and a meditation on longing, belonging, and the courage to turn an imagined life into reality.
Über den Autor
Catherine Cole is an Australian-British author and academic who has taught creative writing in Australian and UK universities. She is currently an Honorary Professor at UTS and University of Wollongong in Australia and Liverpool John Moores University in the UK. She has been the recipient of writers' residencies in Australia, France, Vietnam, China and the UK. She has judged leading Australian literary awards and mentored writers and students. She has published 11 books including novels, short stories, academic texts and memoirs.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781915606679
ISBN-10: 1915606675
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Cole, Catherine
Hersteller: Valley Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 129 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Catherine Cole
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.01.2026
Gewicht: 0,389 kg
Artikel-ID: 134500477