loire river valley (france)

Grandmama Ellison--left with distant relatives when her daughter and son-in-law go to Paris for Christmas--decides to be disagreeable until her interest is captured when uninvited guest Maude Barrington is found dead in bed and she becomes caught up in investigating her mysterious demise.

Sixty-five-year-old Framboise Simon, hiding her true identity, returns to the small town of her youth where she opens a cafe and discovers, hidden in her mother's book of recipes, the true story of the terrible tragedy that took place during the German occupation decades earlier--an event that resulted in her mother being driven from the village.

Account of three elderly figures from the perspective of their grandchildren and descendants in the Loire Valley of France in the 1950s.

Sixty-five-year-old Framboise Simon, hiding her true identity, returns to the small town of her youth where she opens a cafe and discovers, hidden in her mother's book of recipes, the true story of the terrible tragedy that took place during the German occupation decades earlier--an event that resulted in her mother being driven from the village.

Sixty-five-year-old Framboise Simon, hiding her true identity, returns to the small town of her youth where she opens a cafe and discovers, hidden in her mother's book of recipes, the true story of the terrible tragedy that took place during the German occupation decades earlier--an event that resulted in her mother being driven from the village.

A guide to visiting the Loire Valley in France, providing background on the region, describing the attractions of various areas, andincluding information on where to eat, stay, and shop.