Lauragais

I just finished reading your book Lauragais. I just have to say what a wonderful experience it was reading about someone else wandering the world with a sense of wonder, daydreaming about the past. Thanks for sharing your adventures and passion!

I saw your post on the Facebook page ‘Occitanie everything & anything' and bought your book immediately. I started it yesterday and have just finished it - I couldn't put it down. Thank you for introducing me to the Lauragais. We live in the north of Tarn and although I've read a lot of books about the Occitan area, I think yours has been one of the best. I thoroughly enjoyed it. especially the chapter about the pastel. Once again thank you for a thoroughly good read.

I have just finished reading « Lauragais » and was as sorry to put it down as you were to finish researching it! It is beautifully written and cleverly structured. A real pleasure to read. I particularly appreciated shuttling between the big historical events and the smaller histories of our region, as well as your personal encounters. As a Lauragais resident of forty years, I have been using the book as a template for family excursions to visit familiar places with so much more understanding of their history and connections to each other.

As someone who has been visiting this area for more than 30 years I have found this book incredibly interesting! It reveals facts previously unknown to me about places I know very well and it extraordinarily well written! Thank you Phil

I thoroughly enjoyed this book - a deep dive into the sometimes turbulent history of this part of France. The book is a wonderful blend of the author's story of discovery and the story of the region's history.