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The scars of Angoville-au-Plain

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First published February 15, 2014 On our way to the vast beaches by Les Gougins in Manche, just north of Utah Beach, we took a small detour to pay our respects in Angoville-au-Plain. Hidden down ancient lanes long sunk into the Normandy countryside, Angoville is reached by a single track road. This is a

The importance of being Sebastian – in Dieppe

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When we came across this postcard of Dieppe in a bric-a-brac shop on the Sussex coast, we didn’t think a lot of it.  But a bit of research revealed the view to be at the centre of an infamous story... Englishman Sebastian Melmoth rewrote his own history daily.  It made life

A simple heart at Pont-l’Évêque

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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

An eye for beauty in Le Havre

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Le Havre vintage postcard

‘My eyes were made to erase all that is ugly’ said Raoul Dufy, the fabulous artist from Le Havre. That was not all he erased, as his brother Jean would learn to his horror. Painting happiness Born into a huge Le Havre family, brothers Raoul (b.1877) and Jean Dufy (b.1888) were adept at

The many legends of Saint Cénere-le-Gérei

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After an impulse purchase of a postcard depicting a shed in a field, we looked forward to routling around for something interesting about it. We felt rather foolish when we instantly uncovered an avalanche of stories.  Clearly this particular small shed attracts more than its fair share of attention. To precis a

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