RUTH SILVESTRE

This is the story of a dream come true. In 1976, in the Lot-et-Garonne region of south-west France, Ruth Silvestre and her famiy found Bel-Air de Grezelongue, a house that had been left deserted and uninhabited for ten years. They fell in love with it.A House in the Sunflowers tells of their affair with the house, from the search and initial frustrations, their euphoria when they finally bought it and the challenges of renovation and graduation assimilation into the local community. It provides rare glimpses of French family life in the region that is considered the gastronomic centre of France, complete with mouth-watering descriptions of meals in the sun and fascinating insights into the history and customs of this area.In this charming, funny and romantic book, Ruth Silvestre manages to include much practical and useful information for those who also wish to fulfil their dreams abroad. Lovers of France, its rural life and customs will be delighted with A House in the Sunflowers and its unforgettable love affair.

Quand il ya du soleil, il ya de la joieTwenty years after first setting eyes on Bel-Air de Grezelongue, her dream house in the sunflowers in south-west France, Ruth Silvestre sat down to bring us the long-awaited sequel to the adventures.Local friendships and bonds of loyalty that she and her family formed during the gradual restoration of their once derelict farmhouse have now deepened. The children, both hers and her neighbours, are now adults. Wedding festivities and banquets are described in mouth-watering detail as, with natural joie-de-vivre, a close-knit society celebrates and prepares for the coming generation.A Harvest of Sunflowers is a joy to read from a writer who can illustrate the simplest experience with exuberance and affection. Both moving and highly amusing, this book will hold the readers attention from beginning to end.

The final book in the Sunflower trilogy sees Ruth and her husband returning to Bel-Air de Grezelongue, their much-loved home in the Lot-et-Garonne region of South West France. Renovating the primitive, rural house in amongst the fields and orchards truly was a labour of love - and the love affair between house and owner has lasted over twenty-five years.While over the years there have been inevitable sadnesses, there have also been the joys of new grandchildren, anniversaries, village fetes, and splendid meals taken with their neighbours. And whilst the family have seen many changes during their time with the local farming community, the warm and welcoming atmosphere they first fell in love with has remained the same.Now they face their own personal tragedy, but through all their sorrows Bel-Air continues to be a place of healing, hope and happiness, as well as extraordinary beauty.

En Joe no es pot creure el que veu quan descobreix una vella que viu en uns cavallets. Al cap de poc temps, en Joe i la iaia Peg seran bons amics i viuran uns esdeveniments màgics...

Joe no puede dar crédito a sus ojos cuando descubre a una anciana que vive en un tiovivo. Al poco tiempo, Joe y la abuela Peg se convertirán en buenos amigos y vivirán mágicos sucesos...

Joe no puede dar crédito a sus ojos cuando descubre a una anciana que vive en un tiovivo. Al poco tiempo, Joe y la abuela Peg se convertirán en buenos amigos y vivirán mágicos sucesos...

En Joe no es pot creure el que veu quan descobreix una vella que viu en uns cavallets. Al cap de poc temps, en Joe i la iaia Peg seran bons amics i viuran uns esdeveniments màgics...