About the Book: France: An Adventure History
"'Packed full of discoveries The Sunday Times
'Knowledgeable and evocative The Spectator
'Ambitious and original The Times
Original, knowledgeable and endlessly entertaining, France: An Adventure History
is an unforgettable journey through France from the first century BC to the
present day. Drawn from countless new discoveries and thirty years of exploring
France on foot, in the library and across 30,000 miles on the authors beloved
bike, it begins with Gaulish and Roman times and ends in the age of #MeToo,
Black Lives Matter, the Gilets Jaunes and Covid-19. From the plains of Provence
to the slums and boulevards of Paris,