This title is not just Rosemary Bailey's account of the challenges of life in a small mountain community, but also a celebration of the rugged beauty of French Catalonia, the pleasures of Catalan cooking, and an exploration of an alternative, often magical world.
A memoir in the tradition of "A Year In Provence" and "Driving Over Lemons", recounting how the author and her partner transformed a ruined Pyrenean monastery into a 21st century home. A celebration of the rugged landscape of French Catalonia, of Catalan cuisine, and of an alternative way of life.
