| Mademoiselle Benoir Contributor(s): Conrad, Christine (Author) |
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ISBN: 061877209X ISBN-13: 9780618772094 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $13.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2007 Annotation: Inspired by a true story, this is the saga of Tim Reinhart, a former New York teacher, who enters a wondrous new world the moment he buys a farmhouse in the country of France and falls in love with Mademoiselle Benoir, a beautiful, aristocratic woman 20 years his senior. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Christian - Romance - General - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4.9" W x 6.9" (0.50 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Christine Conrad's charming and spirited novel offers a fresh look at life's pleasures in the French countryside. Thirty-something American Tim Reinhart leaves New York and purchases a farmhouse in rural France, where he fills his days restoring the property and pursuing his artistic passion. Letters to his family and friends back home vividly illustrate Tim's blissful immersion in the divine meals, deep-rooted customs, and quirky community of his new pastoral surroundings. But his enchantment grows more complicated when he befriends another artist -- his beautiful and much older neighbor, Catherine Benoir. As their relationship escalates, tensions run high on both sides of the Atlantic. From her aristocratic family's fiery protests and his parents' pleas of caution to the astonishing response of the village locals, Tim and Catherine's love affair triggers explosive reactions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Conrad, Christine: - CHRISTINE CONRAD has worked as the New York City film commissioner, as an editor in book publishing, as a screenwriter for motion pictures and television, and as an advocate for women's health. Conrad lives in Los Angeles. |