Passchendaele. I remember hearing the name during my childhood. I think now I confused it with the Passion play of … Read more
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Only in France…
Only in France….promo for Miles’ In the Sixties Aventures dans la Contre-culture, just published in French. Greatest achievement – to … Read more
Fete de St Jean
As night falls on June 23rd villages in the Pyrenees light the fire for the fete de St Jean. In … Read more
Men – English and French- write about violence and abuse.
As the TV version of Edward St Aubyn’s novels about aristocrat Patrick Melrose are broadcast, detailing the horror of a … Read more
Black Milk- reading women from other cultures
Eli Shafak’s book, Black Milk, “on the conflicting demands of writing, creativity and motherhood” was suggested to me by my … Read more
Picasso and Perpignan
So pleased we saw the Picasso show at the newly restored Musée Hyacinthe Rigaud in the centre of Perpignan’s old … Read more