Tag: France
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Book Review: Death and Croissants by Ian Moore
Cozy mysteries are my favorite genre, and I especially like those set in foreign locales, but for some reason this one sort of dragged for me. Although set in the Loire Valley of France, it didn’t feel very French to me, perhaps given the protagonist and MMC is British, but he is supposedly fluent in…
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Book Review: The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl
While considerable thought goes into packing clothing for an overseas vacation, especially when visiting multiple countries with differing climates, I give equally as much thought into what I will read on the trip. My Kindle is always fully loaded and downloaded and ready to go. For my recent trip to Ireland and France, I had…
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Book Review: Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
By Anthony Doerr (Published June 12, 2007 by Scribner Book Company) I realize I am late to joining the Anthony Doerr fan club, but I tore through this piece of nonfiction in less than two days. I probably would have finished it in one day had I not stopped so frequently to admire his wide…
Michelle Blanchard Ardillo 