Fans of Peter Mayle and Janine Marsh will enjoy this exploration of medieval villages, cultures, and recipes of France's Provence. This travelogue is Book 4 in the author's best-selling series, which has won the IPPY gold medal for Best Culinary Travel Series.

Join Carole Bumpus, her husband, Winston, and their friends in Book Four of Savoring the Olde Ways, her culinary-travel series. Following in the footsteps of writer Peter Mayle, Bumpus is on a quest to find the real Proven?e. On three separate excursions--from Nice to N?mes, Moustiers to Marseilles, and San Tropez to San Remy--and while sailing along the C?te d'Azur, she invites you to join her in uncovering the mysteries of Proven?e. Are they hidden within their myths, festivals, or traditions? Is it possible they're veiled in the sheer beauty of the land and sea? Could they be concealed in Roman arenas in Arles, Orange, or Glanum? Or, perhaps, within the ancient methods of traditional cooking or winemaking? Maybe they are hidden in plain sight among the locals who open their hearts, their bistros, and homes to strangers.

Yes, you may find it in chefs while cooking in ancient kitchens, in the smile of the shy barmaid who speaks no English, in the giggle of the Pizza Wagon baby, in the agreeable village baker, or in the patient waiter and harbor master--but you will most especially experience it through friends who fling open their doors to share their families' recipes. Traveling alongside Bumpus, that is where you'll discover the real Proven?e.

Author: Carole Bumpus
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: She Writes Press
Published: 11/12/2024
Series: Savoring the Olde Ways Series, Book 4
Pages: 376
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781647427726


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Foreword 08/07/2024
Booklist 10/15/2024 pg. 6

About the Author
Carole Bumpus began writing about food and travel when she stumbled upon the amazing stories of women and war in France. Her historical novel, A Cup of Redemption, was published in October 2014, and her unique companion cookbook, Recipes for Redemption, was released in August 2015. Book One of the Savoring the Olde Ways Series was published in 2019, Book Two in 2020, and the third book, A September to Remember, was published in 2021. She has also had three short stories published in the California Writers Club San Francisco Branch Fault Zone anthologies. A retired family therapist, Bumpus lives in Redwood Shores in the San Francisco Bay Area.