Tag Archives: Prosper Mérimée

Corsican Vendetta in Fiction and in Reality

Posted on 28/09/2014 by

  We have recently returned from our fifth visit to Corsica, the setting for my novel, The House at Zaronza (reissued in April 2018). L’Île de Beauté is a captivating place, with a savage beauty and a culture all its … Continue reading →

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Abbaye de Beaulieu-en-Rouergue, Centre of Contemporary Art

Posted on 04/07/2014 by

  One of the advantages (well, the only one, actually) of having house guests is that you go out and do things you normally wouldn’t. I have often observed that when you live in a place, everyday life takes over. … Continue reading →

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L’Abbaye de Beaulieu – A Hidden Gem

Posted on 25/01/2012 by

Today, our walking group chose a route that took in the Abbaye de Beaulieu, a magnificent Cistercian abbey that sits in splendid isolation alongside the River Seye. We walked along paths in woods carpeted with snowdrops behind the abbey and negotiated … Continue reading →

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