F is for France: A curious cabinet of French wonders
“Will appeal to Francophiles as well as those wanting to learn more about France in a fun, informal manner.” Library Journal “A delightful summer read… the colourful and offbeat facts and figures will delight anyone with an interest in French culture.” eat.live.travel.write In this follow-up to her award-winning and critically acclaimed myth-buster They Eat Horses, Don't They? Piu Eatwell presents a delightful exploration of France's quirky, literary, and culinary heritage. From absinthe and catacombs to former French soccer player Zinedine Zidane, Eatwell leaves no stone unturned, taking readers off the beaten path to explore the kind of information that gets missed in the guidebooks. Who could imagine, for example, that there is a village in France where UFOs are banned from landing? Or that there is a verifiable population of wild kangaroos in the forests surrounding Paris? These, and many other offbeat delights, are just some of the curiosities awaiting readers in this jo...