Some people are born brocante lovers, others wake up one morning in a room of Ikea perfection and realise it lacks a certain something. That something is originality, personality and irreplaceable history. All of these things can be found in vintage and antique treasures, but where to find them? You can go
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A simple heart at Pont-l’Évêque
The serious innocence in a young girl's face on an ancient postcard reminded us of poor disregarded Félicité in Flaubert's short story 'A simple heart' or 'Le coeur simple': "For half a century the housewives of Pont-l'Évêque had envied Madame Aubain her servant Félicité. For a hundred francs a year, she cooked and did