Books
by Terry Darlington
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Narrow Dog to Carcassonne |
In the best tradition of British eccentrics, Terry, wife and whippet Jim set off on a trip by narrow boat from Stoke-on-Trent to Carcassonne in southern France. And yes, they do cross the Channel in it, but the real fun of the book is Darlington's wry description of their adventures in less-travelled parts of France, and in particular the love-hate relationship between the English and the French. Great holiday read for Francophiles or Francophobes.
(Kate Hobson - bwl 45 April 2008) |
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Narrow Dog to Carcassonne |
A book to keep you wanting more. As Terry says, on their retirement he and Monica could bore themselves to death, drink themselves to death or have a bit of an adventure! They chose the latter, but hardly a bit of adventure! After crossing the Channel on their narrowboat, they visited parts of France that nobody knows, meeting a varied selection of the French population - people that many French never meet. All with Jim their whippet dog. Exciting, terrifying and humorous.
(Shirley Williams - bwl 85 Spring 2017) |
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