Bruno's Challenge: And Other Stories of the French Countryside Martin Walker

Bruno's Challenge: And Other Stories of the French Countryside

Author: Martin Walker
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Bruno's Challenge: And Other Stories of the French Countryside
Author
Martin Walker
ISBN
9780593534229
Martin Walker presents his first collection of stories featuring all the familiar characters from his Bruno novels and the glories of the Périgord region of France, with ample helpings of food and wine. After a prisoner breaks parole to see his son on Christmas, Bruno must track him down before he throws away his chance at eventual freedom. When a Senegalese man's coffee sells superbly at the market, some café owners become incensed by the new competition and take matters into their own hands. As a Swiss tourist and a St. Denis native fall in love over the fruit-and-veggie stall, one of their family members takes drastic steps to break them up. A fledgling tour bus business is sabotaged, leading Bruno to take a closer look at a town love triangle. Called in to investigate a case of stolen oysters, our beloved policeman reunites with an old flame to catch the shellfish thieves. In story after story, Bruno settles town disputes, mediates family quarrels, and tracks down lawbreakers in his adored village of St. Denis and its environs. Featured meals in the collection include a fatty Christmas goose, a savory nettle soup with crème fraîche, and a fluffy quiche Lorraine.Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Martin WalkerPublisher: Knopf Publishing GroupPublished: 03/15/2022ISBN: 9780593534229Pages: 256Weight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.30h x 6.00w x 1.20dReview Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 10/01/2021 pg. 6Publishers Weekly 01/31/2022Booklist 02/01/2022 pg. 21
Martin Walker presents his first collection of stories featuring all the familiar characters from his Bruno novels and the glories of the Périgord region of France, with ample helpings of food and wine.

After a prisoner breaks parole to see his son on Christmas, Bruno must track him down before he throws away his chance at eventual freedom. When a Senegalese man's coffee sells superbly at the market, some café owners become incensed by the new competition and take matters into their own hands. As a Swiss tourist and a St. Denis native fall in love over the fruit-and-veggie stall, one of their family members takes drastic steps to break them up. A fledgling tour bus business is sabotaged, leading Bruno to take a closer look at a town love triangle. Called in to investigate a case of stolen oysters, our beloved policeman reunites with an old flame to catch the shellfish thieves.

In story after story, Bruno settles town disputes, mediates family quarrels, and tracks down lawbreakers in his adored village of St. Denis and its environs. Featured meals in the collection include a fatty Christmas goose, a savory nettle soup with crème fraîche, and a fluffy quiche Lorraine.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Martin Walker
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: 03/15/2022
ISBN: 9780593534229
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.00w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 10/01/2021 pg. 6
Publishers Weekly 01/31/2022
Booklist 02/01/2022 pg. 21
Martin Walker presents his first collection of stories featuring all the familiar characters from his Bruno novels and the glories of the Périgord region of France, with ample helpings of food and wine.

After a prisoner breaks parole to see his son on Christmas, Bruno must track him down before he throws away his chance at eventual freedom. When a Senegalese man's coffee sells superbly at the market, some café owners become incensed by the new competition and take matters into their own hands. As a Swiss tourist and a St. Denis native fall in love over the fruit-and-veggie stall, one of their family members takes drastic steps to break them up. A fledgling tour bus business is sabotaged, leading Bruno to take a closer look at a town love triangle. Called in to investigate a case of stolen oysters, our beloved policeman reunites with an old flame to catch the shellfish thieves.

In story after story, Bruno settles town disputes, mediates family quarrels, and tracks down lawbreakers in his adored village of St. Denis and its environs. Featured meals in the collection include a fatty Christmas goose, a savory nettle soup with crème fraîche, and a fluffy quiche Lorraine.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Martin Walker
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: 03/15/2022
ISBN: 9780593534229
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.00w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 10/01/2021 pg. 6
Publishers Weekly 01/31/2022
Booklist 02/01/2022 pg. 21