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Normandy with your family
Rhonda Carrier
Wiley Publishing, Inc.
www. Frommers.com
ISBN 978-0-470-31951-2
£12.99

Although a tome in terms of information, this handy sized colourful guide is easily carried in pocket, handbag or in the smallest of glove compartments.

   Normandy with your family takes the hard work out of planning an enjoyable holiday in Normandy with children, for it shares with you the best value places to stay, to eat and to entertain yourselves and your children. There are useful tips on where to find the best and safest beaches, the most adventurous trails to follow, the best animal conservation parks and the best child-friendly boat trips. Not only does it tell you where to go for every conceivable preference that your children or you may have, it also informs you how to get there, what to take with you and above all, how to ensure that everyone has a good time.

   Having lived and worked in France, the information in Rhonda Carrier's book comes not only thoroughly researched, every minutiae of detail scrutinised, but also tried and tested. A contemporary writer of considerable experience (see TFLR issue 8 for her short story Other Lives, set in Paris) the author communicates well her love of France, her research informed yet spiced with amusing anecdotes, her advice practical, never condescending. A young mother herself (her children pictured on the inviting cover), the author shares with you the secret of how to benefit from the very best that Normandy has to offer families.

   If you are undecided that a holiday in Normandy with your family is for you, after reading this book, you will be impatient to pack your suitcases and set off. To have an expert in your pocket, your handbag or in the glove compartment of your car is never less than reassuring, so don't forget to take Rhonda with you; she is eminently good company.