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your books on France by Susan Mayfield and Val Wineyard
(lifestyle, naturism, visigoths, mysteries, mysticism, Cathars, Templars, etc)
(lifestyle, naturism, visigoths, mysteries, mysticism, Cathars, Templars, etc)
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Break – Out
Susan Mayfield has travelled thoughout Naturist Europe for nearly 20 years, and everywhere on her travels she has met people who have given up there secure life in their home country for the naturist dream, dripping with sunshine that exists on happy Mediterranean shores.
This book contains the stories of these people (their successes and failures), much cheerful and practical how-to-do-it information - and Susan's personal story of her struggles to escape from the hum drum life to one close to nature in a warm and sunny climate, with like-minded friends, sunshine, and camaraderie. As a picture of the ex-pat naturist life (mostly in Mediterranean France) this book is unique.
For anyone who has ever dreamed of leaving the past behind for a fulfilling naturist lifestyle on warm and sunny shores, this book is a must!
(Published 1998) (98 pages)
Susan Mayfield’s Guide to France
The irrepressible guide to the country "where even voices on the address systems sound sexy".
Contents:
Why France? - the sensuous climate is unique - it's easy to be seduced by it!
Getting Around. Novel and inexpensive ways of exploring.
Eating and Drinking. The French made it famous!
Everything else you need to know. And a few interesting things you didn't including: Life and Love: How the French make love; Naturism - how many styles of naturism do you want? France has them all! The Language: Your mini phrase book of everything you'll need to say in naturist France .... and a bit more besides.
Paris! The cultural capital of the entire world, some would say
The Regions
The Opal coast.
Brittany
The Ardeche
South Atlantic Coast
Charentes
Loire Valley
Dordogne
Labastide Country
Provence and the Cote d'Azur
The Pyrenees
Languedoc Roussillon
Reference section: All the addresses of all the naturist places.
(published 1997) (63 pages)
The Visigothic Inheritance
Contents
1. Coincidence or Destiny?
PART ONE - A DRAMATIC HISTORY
2. Searching for the Sunshine - the incredible Gothic migration - a whole nation moved as one.
3. Who were then the Barbarians? It wasn't the Visigoths that left devastation in their wake
4. The King who conquered Rome. Alaric I discovered an immense treasure, but he wanted grain for his people
5. Ambassadors or Conquerors? They ruled Aquitaine, all of south-west France on behalf of the Romans
6. The Trials of Theodoric. He gave his life for his people and gave his people to defend Gaul.
7. Euric, The wonder King. One of the greatest Visigothic kings, who battled against the bishops
8. The Once and Future King. Alaric II, beloved hero, king of legend. He'll come back to save his people.
9. Septimania - 200 years in Languedoc - the unknown years of the Visigothic hermits
10. Meanwhile south of the border. Years of violent adventures until Visigothic Spain was invaded by the Saracens.
PART TWO - MYSTERIES TO AMAZE YOU
11. The Visigoths and the Cagots - a Pyrenean mystery
12. Rhedae, now the mysterious Rennes-le-Chateau. Citadel home for 650 years, a Royal city with a Golden Age
13. Visigothic Mysteries of Narbonne. Who saved Narbonne? Why was he called the King of the Jews?
PART THREE - VISIBILITY IN FRANCE TODAY
14. Footsteps of the Visigoths. Tourism in favourite Visigothic places, including the Montagne d'Alaric, home of the mountain king.
15. The Visigothic Inheritance. They left us so much, so little recognised. Our final analysis of their importance.
16. The Treasure of the Visigoths. Where is it now?
PART FOUR - REFERENCE
17. Chronology. Geneology of the Visigoths and the Merovingians. Bibliography.
(254 pages) (illustrated) (2007)
Mysterious France A France you've never known .....
Susan Mayfield's book is firmly off the beaten track, visiting little-known and well-known places alike to investigate the mysteriousness of this strange country
She visits every corner of France, from the English Channel to the Pyrenees and from the Atlantic to the Cote d'Azur. She takes us through history, she investigates mysteries and she probes into the secret lives of fascinating people.
She pins together the stories of churches and cathedrals, abandoned villages, mystic events, miracles, kings and queens, ordinary people, artists and writers to reach a conclusion that my surprise you.
Did you know that Napolean stole books? that Wordsworth was married to a French woman? that Van Gogh was bad tempered and disliked? Do you know ... about the pilgrims route that passes through a nudist camp? about the stone circles under the sea? about the church in a tree? Would you believe? Bull worship was common in France? Paganism is still practised? that Jesus himself was part French?
(258 pages) (illustrated with colour photos)