Notes From the Languedoc

'This book is a literary gem. Notes from the Languedoc is like a tremendous wine cellar. It is a treasure trove of treats. Rupert Wright is a mischievous, bold reporter who has met everyone and tasted everything. This is the best book on the Languedoc. Exquisitely illustrated, this is a book to savour, like a full-throated local Merlot.' 
Jonathan Miller, The Sunday Times

This book is a literary gem. Notes from the Languedoc is like a tremendous wine cellar. It is a treasure trove of treats. Rupert Wright is a mischievous, bold reporter who has met everyone and tasted everything. This is the best book on the Languedoc. Exquisitely illustrated, this is a book to savour, like a full-throated local Merlot

Languedoc is what Provence was until about 70 years ago: the British ideal of the south of France. Rupert Wright's Notes from the Languedoc evokes it so perfectly that the British do not need to leave Britain

All you ever wanted to know about the Languedoc, this book is a cultural, historical and contemporary tour de force

A hilarious read about the wine, people and history of the area ... a story of love, laughter and liquorice allsorts in Languedoc

Highly recommended for visitor and armchair traveller alike

This is a real travellers' guide rather than another caper by a Brit in the sun

Sunny vineyards and bibulous foreigners ... served as delicious accompaniments to the meat of a vivid and intelligent social history

Rupert Wright has been a journalist for nearly 20 years, reporting from over 40 countries. Now based in France, he contributes to numerous publications, including the Financial Times and The Sunday Times.

It is easy to get to the Languedoc. Follow the Rhone south through France, then once you hit the Mediterranean coast, turn right. The mystery is that for generations, people have been getting to the sea and turning left to Provence. This lack of attention means that the Languedoc is France's last undiscovered Mediterranean secret. 
 
Now Rupert Wright introduces you to the region's winemakers, oyster farmers, canal people and celebrated inhabitants, living and dead, including Montpellier's dynamic Mayor, Georges Freche, and local matador Juan Bautista. You will learn about the Languedoc's troubled and fascinating history, visit bullfights and boar hunts, and hear about the writers and artists that have lived and travelled in this intriguing land.

Rupert Wright

It is to Wright's credit that that he manages to introduce so many ideas without his writing sounding glib or strained

Splendid omnium gatherum of water science, art and lore ... Wright's 10 commandments for water projects should be required reading for all engaged with water governance

An optimistic read in these ecologically-troubled times

An entertaining tour of the world of water

Meticulously researched compendium... Poetic vignettes flow into journalistic reportage, ensuring you never reach for a glass in the same way again

In Search of Water

Colourless, tasteless, odourless, ageless: water is both the simplest thing on earth and the most complex. We cannot live without it yet it kills six thousand children a day. It is the ultimate renewable resource but we pollute it without thinking twice. Why, if water is so valuable does nobody want to pay for it unless it comes in a designer bottle? Is it really the oil of the twenty-first century? Will we all soon be fighting over it, or can it lead countries into co-operation rather than conflict? 
 
In this enthralling voyage of discovery, Rupert Wright sets out to discover exactly what water is and why it plays such an important role in history, culture, art and literature. Part reportage and part personal journey, Take Me to the Source is the fascinating story of the substance that makes life on earth possible.

Rupert Wright

Praise for Take Me to the Source

It is to Wright's credit that that he manages to introduce so many ideas without his writing sounding glib or strained

Splendid omnium gatherum of water science, art and lore ... Wright's 10 commandments for water projects should be required reading for all engaged with water governance

An optimistic read in these ecologically-troubled times

It is to Wright's credit that that he manages to introduce so many ideas without his writing sounding glib or strained

Splendid omnium gatherum of water science, art and lore ... Wright's 10 commandments for water projects should be required reading for all engaged with water governance

An optimistic read in these ecologically-troubled times

It is to Wright's credit that that he manages to introduce so many ideas without his writing sounding glib or strained

Splendid omnium gatherum of water science, art and lore ... Wright's 10 commandments for water projects should be required reading for all engaged with water governance

An optimistic read in these ecologically-troubled times

Books by Rupert Wright

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