...Merrianne Timko Details from the menu for a Christmas Eve supper described in the first novel of Lawrence Durrell's Avignon Quintet provide a unique opportunity to explore the author's depiction of Provence from a culinary perspective. Although the origins of this menu can be traced to medieval...

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..., vineyards, and pastures. But she was also careful to balance living the Valley of the Moon with living in older, familiar landscapes. Provence drew her like a magnet, and in 1973, 1976, and 1978, with her sister Norah as a companion, she lived for extended periods of time Marseille and Aix, This article...