Secrets of Pistoulet
by Kolpen
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Author: KolpenEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1996-03-06
ISBN: 1556704402
Number of pages: 72
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
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Book Review: Charming but lacking depth
Summary: 3 Stars
As a fan of Nick Bantock and Barbara Hodgson, I had always hoped to stumble across The Secrets of Pistoulet. It was not quite what I expected. It is less of an illustrated novel and more of a gift book. I should have picked up on its billing as "an enchanted fable." The illustrations are cute watercolor sketches in a quasi-Provencal style mixed up with photos, translucent vellum overlays and pressed flowers. The bare-boned story tells of a magical inn in the south of France where guests are refreshed by cooking that cures their ills. The book includes a series of recipes to help a quiet man speak more freely, a weary mother of twins regain her energy and so forth. Although the recipes include detailed instructions for purchasing beets from the farmer with the ruddiest complexion and tuning into a lively radio show while making the potage of babble, shopping for ingredients and actually cooking the magical soups are not really described in the story. An enjoyable hour but Pistoulet is probably not a place I will return to again.
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