by Hannah | Jul 1, 2017 | Food, From Hannah, Travel, Writing
I recently received this lovely note from a reader, Sandi, regarding A French Wedding: ‘Wonderful book. My husband was from Brittany and we enjoyed Douarnenez every summer. His Aunt’s seafood platter and Kouign-Amann was amazing. Thank you for bringing back...
by Ria Voros | Jun 22, 2017 | Books & Reading, From Ria, Writing
It wasn’t hard to think of a subject to explore from A French Wedding because, while there are many I could chase down a rabbit hole (Pastries! Seaside villages! Lost loves!), there was one that whispered to me the whole read through: old friends. The people who knew...
by Hannah | Jun 14, 2017 | Food, From Hannah, Markets & Food Stores, Travel, Writing
Is it a croissant? Is it a brioche? Is it a kind of donut?! Nope, it’s kouign-amann. My romance with kouign-amann began with a hunt for the setting for my next novel. Already a Francophile I had a few ideas about where I wanted to set A French Wedding...
by Hannah | Jun 7, 2017 | Books & Reading, From Hannah, Writing
Here at last, A French Wedding has hit the bookshelves in the U.S. and Canada. I had absolutely nothing to do with the beautiful cover so it’s not immodest of me to say “Isn’t she gorgeous?!” Don’t you just want to pull out a chair and...
by Hannah | Jun 5, 2017 | Books & Reading, From Hannah, Kids and Parenting, Writing
Elizabeth Gilbert (superstar author of Eat, Pray, Love and Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear) suggests that we don’t call our books “our babies”. It’s not all that helpful or healthy to be so attached to your work output that you assign it the same...
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