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04209aam a2200421Ii 4500 001 8ACBF67E2A8411ED94E10AE24EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220902010023 008 220418t20222022meu ed 000 1 eng 010 $a 2022017032 020 $a 9798885781732 035 $a (OCoLC)1311407264 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d ON3 $d SILO 100 1 $a Walker, Martin, $d 1947 January 23- $e author. 245 10 $a Bruno's challenge : $b and other stories of the French countryside / $c Martin Walker. 250 $a Large print edition. 264 1 $a Waterville, Maine : $b Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, $c 2022. 300 $a 365 pages ; $c 23 cm 490 0 $a Thorndike Press Large Print Mystery 500 $a "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf." -- title verso 505 0 $a 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 �Mre N�ol -- Boeuf Neanderthal -- The collaborator -- Bruno and le �Pre N�ol. 520 $a "Martin Walker presents his first collection of stories featuring all the familiar characters from his Bruno novels and the glories of the P�erigord 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 caf�e 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 cr�eme fra�iche, and a fluffy quiche Lorraine"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "Martin Walker presents his first collection of Bruno stories featuring all the familiar characters from the novels, the glories of the P�erigord, and ample helpings of food and wine"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a 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 cafe 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 creme fraiche, and a fluffy quiche Lorraine. 941 $a 11 945 $a lpt 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010024421.0 952 $l HNPC845 $d 20230222010517.0 952 $l VPPC384 $d 20221227011141.0 952 $l KWPE446 $d 20221206012051.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20221123010208.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20221026010049.0 952 $l VIPA334 $d 20221001010947.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20220914010402.0 952 $l WMPC185 $d 20220908135705.0 $m LP WAL 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20220902011613.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20220902010407.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8ACBF67E2A8411ED94E10AE24EECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search