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EAN : 9782258192287
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 432
Size : 140 x 225 mm
The Night of the Almond Tree

Collection : Terres de France
Release date : 15/04/2021
In the midst of almond fields, these thousand-year-old trees, Françoise Bourdon wrote an eternal ode to Provence through a proud heroine.
Haute-Provence, 1890. Anna, a young almond girl, believed she was betrothed to Martin, heir of a rich candied fruit producer. However, without explanation, he married a daughter of prominent people, and it was only her passion for almond growing that gave the young woman’s life some meaning. When she meets... Haute-Provence, 1890. Anna, a young almond girl, believed she was betrothed to Martin, heir of a rich candied fruit producer. However, without explanation, he married a daughter of prominent people, and it was only her passion for almond growing that gave the young woman’s life some meaning. When she meets Armand, a pastry chef in love with Provençal traditions, she fulfills an ancient dream and makes the best nougat. The two of them struggle to develop their confectionery. Plus she believes she has found happiness after the birth of her little girl. However, the courageous Anna will be challenged by the First World War, Martin’s revelations and his acts of resistance.
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EAN : 9782258192287
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 432
Size : 140 x 225 mm
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