From the rugged cliffs and golden beaches of Brittany to the misty, sheep-cropped mountains of the Auvergne, from the dark forests of Alsace to the perfumed shore of the Mediterranean, Michael Busselle has covered thousands of miles, exploring remote river valleys and tiny country roads to record photographically the beauty of France. His timeless and distinctive images brilliantly convey the subtle ways in which the scenery changes as one season gives way to the next.
From his village home in the Perigord, Frederic Raphael writes with great sensitivity of his impressions of the changing landscape and records some of the traditions that contribute so much to the appeal of rural France. He also provides a salutary reminder, for those who see the countryside purely in terms of the picturesque, of the hazards and hardships faced by those whose livelihoods depend on it.
This handsome volume triumphantly captures in words and pictures the essence of such an extraordinarily varied year of la belle France.
