num_pages: 224
description: From the publisher of Under the Tuscan Sun comes another extraordinary memoir of a woman embarking on a new lifethis time in the South of France. Thirty years ago, James Beard Award-winning author Georgeanne Brennan set out to realize the dream of a peaceful, rural existence en Provence. She and her husband, with their young daughter in tow, bought a small farmhouse with a little land, and a few goats and pigs and so began a life-affirming journey. Filled with delicious recipes and local color, this evocative and passionate memoir describes her life cooking and living in the Provenal tradition. An entrancing tale that will whet the appetite and the spirit. Perfect for foodies, Francophiles, or anyone who's dreamed of packing their bags and buying a ticket to the good life.
language: English
title: A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France
titlecomplete: A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France
genres: Cooking, Cookbooks, Biography, Memoir, Culinary, France, Food and Drink, Travel, Food, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1663
places: Provence
publisher: Chronicle Books