Ten Trees and a Truffle Dog: Sniffing Out the Perfect Plot in Provence - Hardcover

Ivey, Jamie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1620876353 ISBN 13: 9781620876350

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

There is a moment every morning when the countryside takes a pause. The birds stop singing, the dogs choke back their barks, and cats pause mid-stride. Everything waits. It's in this vacuum that a man working alone has the best chance of finding truffles...

The plot of land was perfect, just what they'd been looking for, offering expansive views across the valley and within walking distance of the local village. There was only one small problem, there was no house. And yet the land was affordable and came, the agent promised, with a possible income from a copse of truffle oaks. Just after the birth of their first daughter, after leaving the London rat race behind, here was a chance for Jamie and his wife to finally realize their dream of owning a property.

With one final salivating glance at the oak trees the decision was made. All they needed now was a dog. And their quest to find and train a truffle dog turns out to be as full of hidden discoveries as a truffle hunt itself.

With delicious humor and superb storytelling, Ten Trees and a Truffle Dog is sure to delight anyone who loves dogs, food, and rural France.

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Review

"Warmth, sunshine, lavender, baking bread, garlic, pastis, Gauloises--and, of course, truffles. The scents and flavors of Provence waft and spill from every delicious page. Read it and salivate." -Antony Woodward, author of The Garden in the Clouds and Propellerhead

"Jamie Ivey's evocative descriptions of the characters, food and wines of Provence are often so vividly seductive that I was honestly tempted--as a vegetarian alcoholic sworn off the booze--to return to eating savory meat dishes and quaffing rose wine. I think I'll pass on the steak tartare though! A brilliant read, highly recommended." --John Dummer, author of Serge Bastarde Ate My Baguette

Written with a clear love for the Provencial lifestyle, this book is perfect for those interested in the South of France. --Publishers Weekly

Ivey, in his fourth book about southern France, captures the flavor of Provence, expatriatism, house building, fatherhood, dog training, and truffle hunting with humor and delight. --Melinda Stivers Leach, Library Journal

Jamie Ivey's evocative descriptions of the characters, foodand wines of Provence are often so vividly seductive that I was honestlytempted as a vegetarian alcoholic sworn off the booze to return to eatingsavory meat dishes and quaffing rose wine. I think I'll pass on the steaktartare though! A brilliant read, highly recommended. --John Dummer, author of Serge Bastarde Ate My Baguette

Warmth, sunshine, lavender, baking bread, garlic, pastis, Gauloises and, of course, truffles. The scents and flavors of Provence waft andspill from every delicious page. Read it and salivate. Antony Woodward, author of The Garden in the Cloudsand Propellerhead

About the Author

JAMIE IVEY was a formerly a lawyer in London. "Extremely Pale Rose" is his first book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1620876353
• ISBN 13: 9781620876350
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288