Mademoiselle Benoir: A Novel Storytide But his younger daughter Caroline

But his younger daughter Caroline has begun to notice the cracks in their comfortable life

and compete in baking challenges with a hundred-year-old sourdough starter

duty and choice

" — Los Angeles Times Book Review

Mademoiselle Benoir: A Novel Storytide But his younger daughter CarolineChristine Conrad's charming and spirited novel offers a fresh look at life's pleasures in the French countryside. Thirty something American Tim Reinhart leaves New York and purchases a farmhouse in rural France, where he fills his days restoring the property and pursuing his artistic passion. Letters to his family and friends back home vividly illustrate Tim's blissful immersion in the divine meals, deep rooted customs, and quirky community of his new