{"product_id":"france-reflections-and-realities-paperback","title":"France, Reflections and Realities - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarion Kaplan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon-born Marion Kaplan is, first of all, a photojournalist. So her new book on France, where she has lived for 25 years, \u003ci\u003eFrance - Reflections and Realities\u003c\/i\u003e, includes more than 200 photos. They range from ducks beside her rural pond to a maker of quality Armagnac, to Le Corbusier's renowned Ronchamp chapel, to the ravishing Corsica coast, to gorgeous châteaux and glorious churches, dedicated cheesemakers, stunning landscapes and views from Biarritz to Bretagne. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor much of her career she was based in Africa, working as freelance for a wide range of magazines and newspapers that included \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e in the United States, \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e in London. She photographed Idi Amin and Jomo Kenyatta, mercenaries in the Congo and wildlife across the continent. Her favourite story: a voyage she made for \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e aboard an Arab dhow, one of the last to follow ancient trading routes in the Indian Ocean. She related her Africa experiences in \u003ci\u003eFocus Africa\u003c\/i\u003e, a book on the independence era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen she moved to Portugal, stories she worked on there led to her book \u003ci\u003eThe Portuguese: The Land and Its People\u003c\/i\u003e. The dhow voyage story is retold in \u003ci\u003eSo Old a Ship\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn France, she finally began to slow down. Although no longer chasing news, she delighted in the topics that came her way. She met the Louvre curator who had saved the Mona Lisa from Nazi looting, leading chefs and winemakers, conservationists dedicated to vultures and to tiny tortoises, scientists in the Camargue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTravel assignments took her along the Loire, across the Auvergne, up into the Jura and deep into France profonde. Now, all the highlights of Marion Kaplan's French life, along with thought-provoking comment, are gathered into \u003ci\u003eFrance - Reflections and Realities\u003c\/i\u003e. It's colourful, it's lively, it's a refreshing new look at a country which millions of travellers know and love. Or, just occasionally, love to hate.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarion Kaplan is a London-born photojournalist and writer. She lived in Africa for twenty years and, as freelance, worked for a wide range of magazines and newspapers including National Geographic, Time and People in the United States, The Observer and The Times in London. From her Africa work arose her book on the post-independence period, Focus Africa (Doubleday and Elm Tree). Later, based in Portugal, she contributed articles and photos to the international magazines of Reader's Digest and travel articles to The New York Times. She is author of The Portuguese: the Land and Its People (Viking, Penguin and Carcanet). Her photographs have also appeared in numerous other books and international media. She now lives in southwest France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.8 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48551350206713,"sku":"9780955720833","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/10UMXZqZIq9780955720833.webp?v=1781907494","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/france-reflections-and-realities-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}