Prologue; A warm welcome; En famille; The genial host; Maigret or magret?; New arrivals; More geese than people; Melon-seed necklace; Here come the Vascones!; Gasconnade; England's vineyard; Breakdown bend; Dogs and sheep; Madame Parle-Beaucoup; From field to table; Amandine; Pattes the paws; Cassoulet and cornichons; Where are the brakes?; Are you Vikings?; Hans and Lotte; White horses; Mechoui; Tour de France; No grain, no pain; Le Percheron; Les gens-du-chateau; Valley of the lizards; Market day; Festival week; La Guinguette; Between dog and wolf; Plum picking; Thunder and lightning.
Fruits of the vineThis precious booty; Pastis and peanuts; Au revoir; Epilogue.
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With charm and gentle humor, Martin Calder describes one extraordinary summer spent working on a family farm in a remote hilltop village on southwest France's Gascony coast. A Summer in Gascony is a tale of village festivals, dusty roads, and sun-baked wine country, all dotted with lively and colorful characters. It evokes the spirit of a place, all told in sensuous detail by a man who understands the Gascon way of life.