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Following his presentations at the Nice Festival of Books and the Edinburgh Festival last summer, this year Ted Jones will return to the Côte d’Azur to appear in La Gaude from May 16-17, 2009 to sign copies his book, The French Riviera: A Literary Guide. Ted will be one of over 70 Belgian, Swiss and British authors invited to discuss their books in “Meet the Author” sessions. Ted’s presentation will take place in the Town Hall of La Gaude, in association with an exhibition of paintings by Bernard Payet, the illustrator of the book, as part of The International Festival of Books in the Street (Festival du Livre dans la Rue).

For information about the event contact Chantal Paillard - Tel : 06 71 60 49 69 or send an

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Ted Jones is a free-lance writer whose journalistic output is wide-ranging. His travel articles have appeared in publications on both sides of the Atlantic, including British magazines Choice, The Lady, Wanderlust, France, Yesterday and Living France, and American publications such as France Today, Writers' Journal, Transitions Abroad and Voyageur. His articles on business management have been published worldwide in several languages and his short stories and poetry have won a number of awards. As a writer for The Guardian he has published articles on subjects as diverse as modern jazz and horse-racing.
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The French Riviera: A Literary Guide For Travellers is a reader's tour of the Côte d'Azur, exploring the works of the many writers who have lived on - and been inspired by - that fabled coastline.
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Copies of Ted Jones's book The French Riviera: A Literary Guide For Travellers may be ordered from AMAZON or from the publisher's web site at I.B.Tauris and from English language bookshops. Publishers in USA & Canada are Palgrave MacMillan.
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REVIEWS - New York Times, 30th July 2006: click here to read Staff writer Seth Sherwood’s article The Barefoot Riviera, which refers exclusively to THE FRENCH RIVIERA: A Literary Guide for Travellers.

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Peter Mayle, author of A Year In Provence said:
"The ultimate travel book for anyone who likes sun and literature. I found it irresistible."
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