The Price of Water in Finistère

At the age of 55 Swedish writer Bodil Malmsten abandons her native country and settles in Brittany. Embroidered in this memoir are poignant outraged thought-provoking observations on a sweeping range of subjectsthe elicit pleasures of bargain-hunting the misery of writers block social democracy racism tulipomania the controlling of moles and slugs death and the delights of wild weather. Malmstens passion and humor shine through every episode offering the reader a window into a solitary life at once touching and hilarious.