Don't read a masterpiece like this when you're on vacation. Just don't do it. As you smell and taste summers and early autumns in the French Atlantic coast, you'll think that buying a summer cottage is a good idea. And why wouldn't it be, in August when you're in Maine for a long week?
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Can a village be a character? As any good urbanist will tell you, yes obviously and necessarily.
This village is a good character in a well-written memoir.