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A Dinner in Médoc by Bruno Albert immerses you in a literary feast where historical and imaginary characters mingle. In a Médoc at the end of the grape harvest, a royalist priest, a republican, and a visionary restaurateur confront each other over a meal spiced with sharp exchanges. This captivating novel by Féret explores France in 1849 through incisive dialogues and profound reflections. A must-read for lovers of historical novels and the world of wine.
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A dinner in Médoc begins with the journey of two friends, a priest and a civil servant, heading to Médoc where a lavish meal is to be held in their honor. In Bérénice de Lignac's little paradise, the feast quickly spiced up by candid exchanges, resonates with the long monologues of the royalist ultramontane abbot Champion, the sharp-witted republican François Richier, and the visionary restaurateur Antoine Trouche. A southern pharmacist accompanied by a gloomy-looking notary assistant keeps score. The ladies observe, and Jérôme, the husband, is bored. None of the characters are entirely real or completely imaginary. If these people did not exist, everything suggests that others have worn their finery. September 1849. It's the end of the grape harvest in Médoc. A storm is looming. It's as if all of France had momentarily loosened its collar to better consult itself and diagnose itself because, ultimately, in Médoc as in the entire nation and throughout Europe, at the turn of the century, it is high time to reconsider happiness.
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A Dinner in Médoc by Bruno Albert immerses you in a literary feast where historical and imaginary characters mingle. In a Médoc at the end of the grape harvest, a royalist priest, a republican, and a visionary restaurateur confront each other over a meal spiced with sharp exchanges. This captivating novel by Féret explores France in 1849 through incisive dialogues and profound reflections. A must-read for lovers of historical novels and the world of wine.