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A Breath of French Air
A Breath of French Air | H.E. Bates
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I should like to go to France, said Ma. God Almighty, Pop said. What for? For a holiday of course, Ma said. I think it would do us all good to get some sun. And so at the end of a rainy English August the Larkins all ten of them, including little Oscar, the familys new addition bundle into the old Rolls and cross the Channel to escape the hostile elements. But far from being the balmy, sunny and perfick spot Ma Larkin hoped for, France proves less than welcoming to an eccentric English family. The teas weak, the furniture breakable and the hotel manager is almost as hostile as the wind and the rain theyve brought with them! And when the manager learns that Ma and Pop are unmarried yet sharing a room under his roof, the trouble really begins ...
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LeahBergen
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I imagine there will be lots of french kissing going on between the randy Ma and Pop Larkin in this sequel to The Darling Buds of May (although it won‘t be in the USA). 😆

#FrenchKissingInTheUSA
#WanderingJune

Melissa_J I love that cover! 5y
Melissa_J When I visit Calgary (I swear I‘ll get farther than the airport one day) you must take me book shopping! 5y
DebinHawaii Great cover! 5y
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HardcoverHearts That cover! 👌🏻 5y
BarbaraBB That cover! That car 😍😍 5y
batsy Oooh 😍😍 5y
MemoirsForMe 😁😁😁 5y
LeahBergen @Melissa_J Sadly, I find a lot of my better vintage ones when I‘m travelling. Our used bookstores are pretty good here but they seem to only focus on newer stock. We don‘t really have many good independent or used bookstores for a city our size. 😠 Mind you, I do pretty well at our two huge annual charity sales. 😆 5y
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ScorpioBookDreams
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Arrived in Brittany today for a weeks holiday. Hoping to read the Throne of Glass series. Already started the first book and loving it.

Ms_T Have a great holiday 😃 7y
LeahBergen Lucky you! Enjoy your holiday (and I'm eyeing the book in this photo 😍😍). 7y
GypsyKat Ohhh so pretty! 7y
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minkyb Wishing you a wonderful Holiday! 7y
ScorpioBookDreams @LeahBergen I bought my mum all the hardbacks from abebooks. They were quite cheap too! 7y
ScorpioBookDreams @GypsyKat thank you! 😊 7y
NovelGirl82 Have a wonderful holiday!! 7y
SaraFair So jealous!!! Beautiful pic- 7y
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