Peter Fiennes

Name: Peter Fiennes
Start: 2026-06-11T17:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-06-11T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Buccleuch Marquee

Peter embarks on the ultimate literary tour of France, drinking with Sartre and de Beauvoir, visiting Georges Sand's home, and lingering with Zola by the Seine in this brilliant book.

Sunday, 14 June 2026

5:45pm ‐ 6:45pm

Buccleuch Marquee
Harmony Garden and Orchard, St Mary's Road, Melrose, TD6 9LJ

https://tikt.link/peterfin

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En Route: A Journey Round France in the Company of Great Writers is the ultimate literary tour, from the Normandy coast to the Cote d’Azur, along the banks of the Seine to the Alps. Peter drinks with Sartre and de Beauvoir in the bars of Rouen and Le Havre, travels to the home of Georges Sand in the Loire Valley and lingers with Emile Zola by the waters of the Seine. Along the way, Peter engages the writers in a rolling conversation about their work and the country that inspired them: its beauty, its sense of belonging and nationalism, the perfect omelette, cars and hiking, holy places and war. This is a brilliant, generous and fascinating book.