More book suggestions, from Marielle...

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  1. A year in Provence, by Peter Mayle :  http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40189.A_Year_in_Provence
  2. Various pets alive and dead by Marina Lewycka  : http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13352504-various-pets-alive-and-dead
  3. La ballade de Lila K from Blandine Le Callet : just great : http://www.babelio.com/livres/Le-Callet-La-Ballade-de-Lila-K/198715
  4. The Sorrow of Belgium from Hugo Claus, one of the best Flemish writers ever...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sorrow_of_Belgium

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