First published in 2006. Part painting in prose, part delightful narrative, this book is filled with clever observations, memorable characters and the authors' own paintings and drawings. It will prove irresistible to anyone interested in the culture of the French village.

Here is an attempt to make a portrait, or rather a collective portrait, like one of those pictured by an old Flemish master. Here is a portrait of the French village of Janac in Upper Languedoc...

Part painting in prose, part delightful narrative, this book is filled with clever observations, memorable characters and the authors' own paintings and drawings. It will prove irresistible to anyone interested in the culture of the French village.