French Barge Athos Reading List

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Reading List For The Canal Du Midi

A recent Athos passenger asked a new question the other day:  Could they suggest a Canal du Midi reading list for his week onboard Athos?

French Hotel Barge Athos -- Suggested Reading List For The Canal Du Midi

The list below is NOT an exhaustive list – just the titles which spring most quickly to mind. They are a collection of fiction, historical fiction, historical research, and even a few wine and cheese titles.  All either cover topics relevant to the culture and history of Southwest France, particularly Carcassonne, or they take place in the surrounding area.

 History: 

• The Friar Of Carcassonne, by Stephen O’Shea (historical research)
• The Holy Blood And The Holy Grail, by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln (historical research)
• The Religion, by Tim Willocks

 Fiction: 

• Suite Française, by Irène Nemirovsky (written during wartime France, the manuscript found after the author’s death)
• Labyrinth, by Kate Mosse (fiction)
• Sepulchre, by Kate Mosse
• Citadel, by Kate Mosse
• The Heretic’s Treasure, by Scott Mariani (fiction)
• Pillars If The Earth, by Ken Follett (historical fiction)
• The Virgin Blue, by Tracy Chevalier (historical fiction)
• The DaVinci Code, by Dan Brown (fiction)
• All The Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr (France wartime fiction)
• La Bête Humain, by Emile Zola (19th century French thriller classic)

 Wine & Cheese: 

• Languedoc Roussillon: The Wines And Winemakers, by Paul Strang
• Wines of the Languedoc (The Infinite Ideas Classic Wine Library), by Rosemary George
• French Cheeses: The Visual Guide, by Kazuko Masui & Tomoko Yamada

 Documentary & Guides: 

• My Life In France, by Julian Child
• Narrow Dog To Carcassonne, by Terry Darlington (documentary)
• Fortress Churches Of The Languedoc, by Sheila Bonde
• The Roads to Santiago De La Compostela, MSM 1999-2004

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