02831cam a2200385 i 4500 623577290 TxAuBib 20220810120000.0 220418s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022017032 9798885781732 hardcover (OCoLC)1311407264 TxAuBib rda Walker, Martin, 1947 January 23-, author. Bruno's Challenge : And other stories of the French countryside / By Martin Walker. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022. 365 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Bruno, Chief of Police "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf." -- title verso. Bruno's challenge -- The lost boy -- The birthday lunch -- The chocolate war -- The green army -- A market tale -- Dangerous vacation -- Sugar lumps -- Fifty million bubbles -- Oystercatcher -- La Mère Noël -- Boeuf Neanderthal -- The collaborator -- Bruno and le Père Noël. "Martin Walker presents his first collection of stories featuring all the familiar characters from his Bruno novels and the glories of the Périgord region of France, with ample helpings of food and wine. After a prisoner breaks parole to see his son on Christmas, Bruno must track him down before he throws away his chance at eventual freedom. When a Senegalese man's coffee sells superbly at the market, some café owners become incensed by the new competition and take matters into their own hands. As a Swiss tourist and a St. Denis native fall in love over the fruit-and-veggie stall, one of their family members takes drastic steps to break them up. A fledgling tour bus business is sabotaged, leading Bruno to take a closer look at a town love triangle. Called in to investigate a case of stolen oysters, our beloved policeman reunites with an old flame to catch the shellfish thieves. In story after story, Bruno settles town disputes, mediates family quarrels, and tracks down lawbreakers in his adored village of St. Denis and its environs. Featured meals in the collection include a fatty Christmas goose, a savory nettle soup with crème fraîche, and a fluffy quiche Lorraine"-- Provided by publisher. 20220810. Courrèges, Bruno (Fictitious character) Fiction. Country life France, Southwest Fiction. Short stories. lcgft Mystery fiction. Large print books. lcgft Fiction. lcgft Bruno, Chief of Police. TXKPL