Rachel Kushner’s fourth novel, Creation Lake, finds Sadie, a jaded spy, infiltrating a commune of French environmental activists. As Sadie embeds herself among the activists, she finds herself lost, confronting her past and navigating her future. Creation Lake is a strikingly original story that is thrilling, funny and thought-provoking.
Creation Lake is available to purchase from Stanfords for £9.99
https://www.stanfords.co.uk/creation-lake-from-the-booker-prize-shortlisted-author
Our Map of the Month for August is the 1870 Stanford’s Map of the Environs of Paris.
With all eyes on Paris right now, we thought it was a good time to look at this map from our Edward Stanford Cartographic Collection archive. The title reads; ‘Stanford’s map of the environs of Paris shewing the fortifications.’ You can see the fortifications in pink and notice how they form a ring around the old city wall.
It is dated September 1st 1870 which is just a couple months after the Franco-Prussian War began.
The Eiffel Tower wasn’t erected for another nineteen years. In this close-up, you can see the space at the Chaps de Mars where the iconic landmark now stands.
On Tuesday evening we hosted an evening of discussion, storytelling and murder mystery with award winning author Antoine Laurain as he spoke to Jake Kerridge about his superb new novel French Windows, a surprising and suspenseful murder mystery, reminiscent of Hitchcock with a Parisian heart.
Last week we hosted a really interesting event with Mary Ann Evans and Alastair McKenzie as they spoke about their new book D-Day Landings: a Travel Guide to Normandy’s Beaches and Battlegrounds.
Published to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the military mission that changed World War II, this is Bradt’s new guidebook to visiting beaches, memorials, museums, battlefields and other sites associated with D-Day and the Battle of Normandy (Operation Overlord). A simple-to-follow, portable guide for independent travellers, it includes maps and driving instructions to help visitors go back in time to explore World War II history.
Take to the road with Camping Road Trips France and Germany and explore a selection of stunning handpicked trips.
The selected trips are suitable for campervanners, motorcaravanners, long-distance cyclists. basically anyone on a set of wheels, especially those who like to go camping, wild or otherwise (although details of finding alternative accommodation are also included).These self-guided tours will provide the inspiration to set out and explore the less obvious regions of France and Germany. There are routes of all distances, from day/weekend trips of no more than 30 or 40 miles to routes of 1,000 miles and more for those enjoying a longer holiday.
Here the author Caroline Mills recommends the best road trips for food lovers in France:
Continue reading 5 of the best road trips for food lovers in FranceIt’s National Champagne Week. Yes, you get a whole week to enjoy popping corks. Continue reading Mappy Monday- Champagne, France
Michelin-starred noodles and the ultimate destruction of all life on earth. Two pretty compelling reasons to travel more we think. Continue reading The Travel News – 5th August
Merde is a dirty word, and Stephen Clarke knows it. Well, all French people and most GCSE French students know it. But Clarke has emerged from the merde a bestselling author and graduated to 1000 Years of Annoying the French. Continue reading Stephen Clarke’s Merde Factor
