Fair Stood the Wind for France by Dominic De Bonhomie

Fair Stood the Wind for France by Dominic De Bonhomie

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Summary

The young Dominic de Bonhomie departed from university with neither a degree nor prospect. Asking himself what it meant for one to say they had truly lived richly, he formed a very different idea of what the good life might be and, glimpsing it was drawn to wonder about a less trodden path.

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Fair Stood the Wind for France by Dominic De Bonhomie

Young Dominic de Bonhomie departed university with neither degree nor prospect. Wondering what it meant to have truly lived, he was drawn to less trodden paths to seek adventure and connections. Driven by his maternal blood he chose France for his next stomping ground. This account of travel on foot covers the first portion of his French saga. Encountering the unexpected and the delightful, it is a charmed tale of vim exploration through Normandy and Brittany. From pastoral nights under the stars to the cosy sanctuary of a monastery, Dominic weaves his prose as if a tapestry whose threads are visual and sensual impressions, portraits of colourful characters, and the fables of history which come to his attention as he walks through the land.
Dominic de Bonhomie was born and raised on the Isle of Wight. A son of a boat builder and sailor, his love of travel emerged as a boy sailing around the Greek archipelago. At twenty-one, he meandered across France on foot, afterwhich he spent the following years in the Pyrenees, writing about this journey in the eccentric home of a sculptress.
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ISBN 13 9781803131559
ISBN 10 1803131551
Title Fair Stood the Wind for France
Author Dominic De Bonhomie
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Troubador Publishing
Year published 2022-08-28
Number of pages 280
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.