A house in the sunflowers : an English family's search for their dream house in France
Silvestre, Ruth2010
Books, Manuscripts
In 1976, in the Lot-et-Garonne region of Southwest France, Ruth Silvestre and her family found Bel-Air de Grèze Longue, a house that had been uninhabited for 10 years. This is the story of their love affair with that house and the surrounding community.
Main title:
A house in the sunflowers : an English family's search for their dream house in France / Ruth Silvestre ; illustrated by Michael Grater.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Allison & Busby, 2010.
Collation:
279 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 1991.
ISBN:
9780749008383 (pbk)
Dewey class:
944.7180837944.718
Language:
English
Subject:
Silvestre, Ruth -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Lot-et-GaronneArchitecture, Domestic -- Conservation and restoration -- France -- Lot-et-GaronneEnglish -- France -- Lot-et-GaronneDwellings -- Remodeling -- France -- Lot-et-GaronneLot-et-Garonne (France) -- Description and travelLot-et-Garonne (France) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
BRN:
1808530