This newly designed edition of Travelers Tales France celebrates the culture, history, and joie de vivre of one of the most beloved and most visited countries on Earth. Acclaimed writers, including Peter Mayle, M.F.K. Fisher, Jon Krakauer, Mort Rosenblum, Alice Kaplan, and Jan Morris, who have fallen in love with France with the food, the land, the irrepressible French people provide a mesmerizing literary tour of this special place. Opening many windows onto France, this collection reveals the most important reason to visit: to experience life as it should be. Pays homage to the good life, as defined by the French. Los Angeles Times