by M.F.K. Fisher

First published in 1941, A humorous and somewhat dark musing on a mollusc by the "poet of the appetites".

by Felicity Cloake

‘Whether you are an avid cyclist, a Francophile, a greedy gut, or simply an appreciator of impeccable writing – this book will get you hooked’ – YOTAM OTTOLENGHI

by Caroline Conran

A firm favourite at La Flânerie. Caroline Conran has spent much time in the region since the early 1970s and her collection of recipes reflect a very intimate knowledge of a unique terroir.

by Drew Smith

"A brilliant crusade for the oyster that shows how food has shaped our history, art, literature, lawmaking, culture, and, of course, lovemaking and cuisine."

--Raymond Blanc, Brasserie Blanc and Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons

by Nina Parker

NINA ST TROPEZ represents family cooking from across the south of France - with that added splash of St Tropez elegance and glamour that has transfixed a jet set and artistic colony for decades.

by Tessa Kiros

A global romp of a cookery book with its roots in Provence.

Early French explorers left a trail of culinary influence far and wide - Guadeloupe in the Caribbean; Vietnam in South-east Asia; Pondicherry on the Bay of Bengal, India.....and in return Kiros brings to us a quirky collection of recipes for the new world to enjoy.

A practical resource - the most beautiful cycle routes in The Gard and Herault.

by Monty Don

Chateaux parklands and pastoral potagers pepper Monty’s journal which hinges on his lifelong love of France.

by Robert Louis Stevenson

An otherwise solitary hike through the Cévennes wilderness comes to life through the traveller’s interplay with his stubborn companion Modestine, a relationship that quickly starts to resemble a love affair.

The guide book that held our hands when we first started coming to The South of France. With enormous gratitude to Dana Facaros and Cadogan Guides for sharing a wealth resources.

by Jean Giono

The narrator returns year after year to see the miracle he is gradually creating: a verdant, green landscape that is a testament to one man’s creative instinct.

by Lawrence Durrell

The Avignon Quintet gathers Lawrence Durrell's five superb novels set in and around Avignon: Monsieur, Livia, Constance, Sebastian and Quinx.

by Quentin Blake

A book about counting in French and English

by Michele de Montaigne

by Sudhir Hazareesingh