The Haute Cévennes is a sparse and rugged area of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. In a moment the weather can change from bright sunshine to howling rain and thunder. In autumn, the temperature drops and overnight can often be below freezing. I managed to capture the dramatic changes in the weather on one of my many visits to the area a few years ago. That visit became the inspiration for my story and the begining of my journey to publication.
An extract from Messandrierre...
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| Crossing the col to Rieutort |
it begins
I
died beneath a clear autumn sky in September, late in September when warm cévenol
afternoons drift into cooler than usual evenings before winter steals down from
the summit of Mont Aigoual.
My shallow grave lies in a field behind
an old farmhouse. There was no ceremony to mark my death and no mourners, just
a stranger in the darkness spading soil over my body. Only the midnight clouds
cried for me as they carried their first sprinkling of snow to the tiny village
of Messandrierre.
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