"Indisputably one of the most invigorating French writers."--John Taylor, Paths to Contemporary French Literature Jacques R da chooses the height of the plum-picking season to revisit - on an old motorbike - his home town in Lorraine, north-eastern France. The fragrant allure of mirabelles introduces a colourful mix of old acquaintances renewed in these five days and vividly remembered places that have shaped a lifetime's writing. With its...