Amour Provence- A Book Signing and Discussion with Author Constance Leisure

LITCHFIELD, Conn. - July 8, 2016 - PRLog -- What is life really like in Provence? Constance Leisure will provide an insider's look at the real Provence. Twenty-five years ago, she and her husband made a bold decision to move to France with two young children and soon afterwards purchased a tumbledown farmhouse in Provence that would eventually become the center of her creative life.

Inspired by the people, places, and events surrounding her, Amour Provence describes life in two, adjacent villages in the South of France where most of the inhabitants are vintners. The characters in the novel live lives that overlap and intertwine over a span of nearly 70 years, from the Nazi occupation to the present. The lives of the villagers reflect less the guidebook image of the balmy skies of Provence, than the reality that the Midi is a place of extremes, the summers of unbearable heat and the harsh winters. The result is a portrait of lives deeply lived, rooted in the soil of Provence, shadowed by the past, against the backdrop of a region and a nation gripped by change.

Constance will reflect on life in Provence, describe the events that made her imagine the lives of the people who experienced them, and read short passages of the novel. She will give the view of a region in France that most tourists don't see.

Constance Leisure was a writer and magazine editor in New York before moving to France. She lives there and in Litchfield. Visit her website at constanceleisure.com.

A wine and cheese reception will follow the event. The Hickory Stick Bookshop will provide books for signing and for purchase. All Oliver Wolcott Library events are free and open to the public. Space is limited. Registration is required and can be done by calling 860-567-8030 or logging onto www.owlibrary.org and clicking on Programs/Adult Programs.