Victoria Brownlee

Get swept away this summer with this special two-book edition of Victoria Brownlee's Escape to the Paris Cheese Shop, and its sequel, Escape to the French Countryside. In Escape to the Paris Cheese Shop, heartbroken Ella, on the cusp of turning 30, packs her bags and goes in search of a new life. Hoping to discover her old, adventurous self, she moves to Paris and discovers her heart's true desire: cheese. With the help of Serge, the owner of the local fromagerie, Ella challenges herself to eat a different kind of cheese every day for the next year. But in the city of love, there's always new romance, new adventure, and new choices waiting around the corner. Six months later, Escape to the French Farmhouse finds Ella finally living her happily ever after. But her new life is soon disrupted by an unexpected arrival and a sudden move to the countryside. Can Ella hold on to the fresh start she worked so hard for or will it all crumble around her feet...? Previously published as two separate titles.

Fromage à Trois

The Bible had a profound impact on early modern culture, and bible-reading shaped the period's drama, poetry, and life-writings, as well as sermons and biblical commentaries. This volume provides an account of the how the Bible was read and applied in early modern England. It maps the connection between these readings and various forms of writing and argues that literary writings bear the hallmarks of the period's dominant exegetical practices, and do interpretative work. Tracing the impact of biblical reading across a range of genres and writers, the discussion demonstrates that literary reimaginings of, and allusions to, the Bible were common, varied, and ideologically evocative. The book explores how a series of popularly interpreted biblical narratives were recapitulated in the work of a diverse selection of writers, some of whom remain relatively unknown. In early modern England, the figures of Solomon, Job, and Christ's mother, Mary, and the books of Song of Songs and Revelation, are enmeshed in different ways with contemporary concerns, and their usage illustrates how the Bible's narratives could be turned to a fascinating array of debates. In showing the multifarious contexts in which biblical narratives were deployed, this book argues that Protestant interpretative practices contribute to, and problematize, literary constructions of a range of theological, political, and social debates.

Biblical Readings and Literary Writings in Early Modern England, 1558-1625

Ella moved to Paris on a whim—and found happily ever after. But after six months of romantic bliss living with her French boyfriend, cheesemonger Serge, Ella's new life is thrown off course. An unplanned pregnancy doesn't seem too bad, until Serge unexpectedly decides to move their growing family to a goat farm in the Loire Valley, without consulting Ella. Can Ella and Serge's relationship survive their relocation to the depths of the French countryside?

Brioche in the Oven

Meet Ella, on the brink of turning 30 and full of regret for a life only half lived. In a haze of heartbreak after splitting up with the man she thought she was going to marry, she makes the only decision that seems rational and buys a one-way ticket to Paris, embarking on a pilgrimage of food, wine, and joie de vivre. After arriving, Ella struggles to grasp the nuances of French manners and friendship. She soon finds herself caught between two men who inhabit opposite ends of the Paris food scene, getting wined and dined by one, and inadvertently making a bet to try every type of French fromage with the other. As the seasons change, Ella realizes that there's more to life in France than champagne and cheese. At some point the Eiffel Tower stops sparkling and she needs to decide where her heart truly lies.

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