Before I start the review this week, I want to ask everyone to pray regarding the situation with hurricane Matthew. Haiti has already experienced significant damage, and the hurricane will impact the Bahamas and parts of the United States. Please pray that those who have been harmed by this storm will recover, and pray that this hurricane will weaken and divert its path so others won't be hurt.
Now, on to the book review. The book I am reviewing today is called "Ten Trees and a Truffle Dog" written by Jamie Ivey. This was an interesting book about life in Provence, consternation concerning the building of a new home and the trials and tribulations of training a dog to sniff out truffles.
For those of you who have read the books about Provence written by Peter Mayle, much of what you read in Ivey's book will be very familiar. According to both authors, life moves at a slower pace in this part of the world.
Much of the book is concerned with the authors' efforts to get a new home built on a nice piece of land that he has acquired. On this piece of land are several oak trees, and where there are oak trees, there may also be truffles.
While the author is going through what is almost a nightmare of delays in getting his home built, he decides to get a dog to sniff out the truffles. He purchases a small dog who he names Snuffles. The part I liked best about the book was hoping that this dog would eventually find a truffle. One does begin to wonder.
Another interesting aspect of the book is the amount of detail about various aspects of life in Provence that the author includes. I enjoyed reading about the different restaurants and places that the author visited.
"Ten Trees and a Truffle Dog" is a well-written and easy to read book that dog lovers, food lovers and lovers of French culture will enjoy.
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