Hot Sun, Cool Shadow: Savoring the Food, History & Mystery of the Languedoc
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“If there are comparisons to be made, they would probably mention Peter Mayle’s A Year in Provence or Anthony Bourdain’s A Cook’s Tour or anything by Bill Bryson. A deep affection for subject runs through all of their work.” —Vancouver Sun “[Angela Murrills] is probably Canada’s best, most lyrical food writer, incapable of a worn-out image or dreary sentence.” —City Palate Magazine 
Length: 264 pp Setting: France 
Canadian rights, Raincoast Books UK/Commonwealth rights, Allison & Busby US rights, Globe Pequot Press For all other rights contact The Cooke Agency. 
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More than a decade ago, Angela Murrills and husband Peter Matthews began their love affair with the Languedoc, an area in southern France near the Mediterranean coast and the Pyrenees. One of Europe’s oldest and most historic regions, it is rich with wonders including wild white horses, Roman ruins, and Carcassonne, Europe’s greatest fortified town. What really drew them to this area, however, was the locals’ love of food and wine. As their dream of owning a French home intensified, they began to discover another way of living—a slower one based on gastronomic pleasure and the really important things in life: hunting for mushrooms, morning trips to the bakery and heated debates about the best way to make cassoulet. Capturing the essence of the slow food movement—the discovery and
preservation of authentic culinary traditions—Hot Sun, Cool Shadow is an
unabashed celebration of the joys of food and life’s simple pleasures. Fortified
by mouthwatering recipes and charming duotone illustrations, Murrills’ savory prose pays homage to the connection between the history, the food, and the
people of the Languedoc. 
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