Portraits of France

by RobertDaley (Author)

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  Paperback
  1992

  $3.32

  Benjamin Franklin opined that every man has two favourite countries - his own, and France . Novelist Robert Daley, author of The Year of the Dragon , returns to France to record his personal experiences in a book that is part travel and part history. The journey takes him to Monaco, to Grasse, where the perfume industry gives off a scent of money, to the sanctity of Lourdes, to the buildings of Paris and the land and wines of Bordeaux. His portrait also includes descriptions of the life of General Lafayette, the crimes of the notorious World War II collaborators and the trials of a Tour de France cyclist.

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  Hardcover
  1991

  $4.29

  In the early 1950s the author fell in love with a French girl and married her. Now a novelist, he returns to France to record his experiences and research in this book which is part travel, part historical and part personal experiences. A history of Grace Kelly's Monaco, a life of General Lafayette, a description of the scent industry around Grasse, the ill-doings of two notorious World War II collaborators, an account of the buildings of Paris, a biography of De Gaulle, a visit to Verdun, the land and wines of Bordeaux, the life of a champion cyclist and an essay on roast are just some of the chapters featured in this book. Robert Daley is the author of over 30 books including Year of the Dragon and Hands of a Stranger .