by Hannah | Jan 16, 2018 | Books & Reading, From Hannah, Writing
Days after reading Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel and I am still thinking about it. But, I’ll be honest, its fantastical premise initially put me off. “One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a...
by Hannah | Jul 19, 2017 | From Hannah, How She (or he) Does It
I turned 38 on Monday. On learning it was my birthday several people asked me if it was a “big one”. I’m assuming they weren’t guessing I was turning 30. Hmmmm. The last years of a decade are weird. It’s not an elegant way to describe it, I know, but...
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...
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