{"product_id":"9780060934101","title":"French Spirits : A House, a Village, and a Love Affair in Burgundy","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrench Spirits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jeffrey Greene\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jeffrey Greene, a prize-winning American poet, and Mary, a molecular biologist and his wife-to-be, discover a moss-covered stone presbytery in a lovely village in the Puisaye region of Burgundy, they know they have to live there. In lush, lyrical prose, Greene recalls their experiences turning the 300-year-old stone building -- a \"château in miniature\" that the locals believe houses numerous spirits-into a habitable refuge. He brings to life their adventures in finding wonderful bargains with which to furnish their new space, including a firm mattress and some rather suspicious antiques\" bought from the back of a van.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreene offers the unexpected joys and surprises of village life, from celebrating his and Mary's simple backyard wedding to toiling in a verdant garden. He shares the experience of surviving his mother's decision to move in and humorously introduces the locals -- both human and nonhuman -- who define his and Mary's new world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoven throughout this luscious tale are the pleasures of rural France: wondrous food and wine, long-held rituals and feasts, dark superstitions, and deeply rooted history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780060934101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41019378696398,"sku":"9780060934101","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780060934101.jpg?v=1647484281","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780060934101","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}