The Book Trunk

France

  • The Left Bank

    Bonjour mes amis! It’s Paris in July again,  thanks to Tamara at Thyme for Tea, who has been running her annual glorification of all things French for seven years, and I’m always amazed at how many different books, films, foods and… Continue reading

  • Short Story Sunday: French Connections…

    OK folks, I’m getting back on track here. Having a laptop that works properly makes all the difference. This is Brand New (but does not, thank goodness, involve touch screen – the charming young man in the shop agreed that… Continue reading

  • An Un-Childlike Child!

    Penguin number 1211, published inin 1957 – don’t you wish paperbacks were still two shillings and sixpence? It’s wartime London (Second World War that is) and Grace, who who is engaged to Hughie, falls in love with a charming Frenchman.… Continue reading