Rainy weekend? No problem, immerse yourself in a good book. This weekend, L’Indépendant recommends a guide combining hikes and good wines, the complete maritime adventures of Jack Aubrey, a journey around the world in the company of Darwin and a review of the novels of the greatest novelists in the field of crime fiction. .
A guide: Hikes and wines
After the beers, Helvetiq editions are now setting out to discover the best vineyards in France, supported by the author and oenophile Damien Courcoux. He signed Randos vins en France, a guide aimed at those who like to enjoy a good glass of red, white or rosé after a long walk. Fifty organic wines are offered to you throughout France.
In Aude and the Pyrénées-Orientales, three hikes are associated with three areas: Ansignan and the Château Gastigno domain, Peyriac-de-Mer and the Montfin castle, Cassagnes and the Modat domain.
“Wine hikes in France”, Helvetiq, 296 pages, €29.90
A Complete: The Adventures of Jack Aubrey
Jack Aubrey, famous hero of maritime novels, was born in Collioure. Exactly, its author, Patrick O’Brian, wrote the numerous novels in the Catalan city. A work that has enjoyed worldwide success, with multiple film adaptations.
Omnibus editions – Presses de la Cité bring the adventures of the British sailor back to light by offering all the novels (including the last unfinished) in these 5 enormous volumes of more than 1,000 pages each. Enthusiasts will love it. Those who discover this universe will not miss a thing.
“The Adventures of Jack Aubrey” by Patrick O’Brian, Omnibus, five volumes from €31 to €33
A journey: Darwin by Moatti
Drawn from verified historical facts, Darwin’s voyage around the world aboard the ship HMS Beagle, from 1831 to 1836, gave Michel Moatti, a novelist from Montpellier, formidable material transformed into an adventure novel. To recount this journey, the author relied on Darwin’s book, The Voyage of the Beagle, but also imagined the notebooks of Morgan Moss, the ship’s cartographer.
Darwin will often experience this trip very badly. He hadn’t decided to leave. It was Captain Robert FitzRoy who hired him, almost by force, just to keep him company… intellectually. But the young English scientist took the opportunity, between crises, to refine his observations and begin his great work on the origin of species.
“Darwin, the last chapter”, Éditions Hervé Chopin, 464 pages, €21
An essay: Women of thrillers
François Rivière has established himself as a great specialist in detective literature. A critic from an early age, he has written a number of biographies and studies on the masters of the detective novel. In this very personal essay, mischievously titled On Assassination Considered a Women’s Affair, he returns to his relationships with several great novelists.
There is therefore a lot of talk about Agatha Christie (even if he never met her), but also about Patricia Highsmith, PD James and especially Ruth Rendell. It was the latter that he met the most, becoming a friend, often invited to her home to talk about literature and politics. Fans of psychological thrillers and other Anglo-Saxon thrillers will love it.
“Assassination considered a women’s affair”, Calmann-Lévy, 200 pages, €18.50
