Within these pages you will find all things archetypically French, from snow-covered chalets, mighty châteaux and fromage, to every variety of grape-based tipples a connoisseur could desire. But you’ll also encounter the unexpected - food-inspired jaunts through the Pyrénées-Orientales, journeys across the Alps in the footsteps of literary giants and a coastal road trip that pays homage to the elegance of yesteryear.

This is a country of jasmine harvests, market splendour, Parisian decadence, fairy tale islands and adventure; a place to chase light and history and appreciate the marvels of terroir and creative daring. Full of the singular, serendipitous and spectacular, France, je t’aime.

Amour – How the french talk about Love

Stefania Rousselle

A timeless, universal meditation on the meaning of love, based on the author's travels through France, accompanied by stunning full-colour photographs

'Will restore your faith in the world' New York Post 

Award-winning journalist and documentary maker Stefania Rousselle had stopped believing in love. She had covered a series of bleak assignments, from terrorist attacks to the rise of the far right. Her relationship had fallen apart. Her faith in humanity was shaken. She decided to set out alone on a road trip across France, sleeping in strangers' homes, asking ordinary men and women the one question everyone wants to know the answer to: What is love? 

From a baker in Normandy to a shepherd in the Pyrénées, from a gay couple estranged from their families to a widow who found love again at 70, Amour is a treasure trove of poignant and profound stories about love, accompanied by beautiful photographs.

Imprint: Viking
Published: 23/01/2020
Length: 240  Pages
Dimensions: 185mm x 21mm x 210mm
Weight: 738g