France: An Adventure History
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
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A Spectator and Prospect Book of the Year. Winner of the American Library in Paris Book Award.
Original, knowledgeable and endlessly entertaining, this is an unforgettable journey through France from the first century BC to the present day. Drawn from countless new discoveries and thirty years of exploring France on foot, in the library and across 30,000 miles on the author's beloved bike, it begins with Gaulish and Roman times and ends in the age of #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, the Gilets Jaunes and Covid-19.
From the plains of Provence to the slums and boulevards of Paris, events and themes of French history may be familiar – Louis XIV, the French Revolution, the French Resistance, the Tour de France – but all are presented in a shining new light. Frequently hilarious and always surprising, this is vivid, living history of one of the world's most fascinating nations.
It will make even seasoned Francophiles wonder if they really know that terra incognita which is currently referred to as 'France'.
