The summer of 1979 was the best summer ever! Pretty, blond and dangerously impetuous, Bev and Carol head for the sun, lucky beneficiaries of a generous university grant.
They are full of enthusiasm and the dazzling spirit of adventure that only seems possible when we are young. Essential swimwear is selected and Lipton’s vegetable oil is perfumed with patchouli for the perfect tan.
They end up in Argelès-sur-Mer, on a campsite close to the coast and not far from the border with Spain. Every day brings new challenges: how to hold a meaningful conversation on a naturist beach, what to do about a precocious teenage stalker, how to transport a gallon of port on a moped… all of which they meet head-on, with dubious philosophy and irrepressible optimism.
‘One Summer in France’ is a humorous tale based on a three-month study break the author took as part of her languages degree course at Keele University in 1979.
‘Would you do it all again?’ asked Carol.
‘Like a shot!’ I said.
And I would.
‘One Summer in France’ is the prequel to Bev Spicer’s ‘Bunny on a Bike’ (humorous memoir of a Playboy Croupier).
Targeted Age Group:
adult
Writing a memoir is different from other genres because the plot is ready-made. I enjoy creating dialogue, keeping the action fast-paced and dynamic, bringing the characters to life, and this is particularly important in memoir. My readers really have to have the feeling that they are ‘there’, with me, experiencing the moment.
What Advice Would You Give Aspiring Writers?
It’s what every writer says: never give up and keep learning!
Author Bio:
Bev Spicer is the author of five ebooks and two paperbacks. She also writes under the pen name B. A. Spicer.
Bev was born in a small market town in the Midlands, daughter to an observer for the Royal Air Force and her mother, a local beauty queen.
She was educated at Queens’ College, Cambridge and became a lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University in 1997 moving to live in France with her husband and two of her children ten years later, where she writes full-time.
She is widely read and has travelled extensively, living in Crete, where she taught English and learned to speak Greek, and in the Seychelles, where she worked for the government and co-designed materials which were used to teach at secondary school level.
She is currently working on ‘Stranded in the Seychelles’, a humorous memoir and sequel to her best-selling ‘Bunny on a Bike’.
What Inspired You to Write Your Book?‘One Summer in France’ is a humorous memoir based on a three-month study break I took in the south of France as part of my studies at Keele University. It was supposed to be an opportunity to use French and get a deeper understanding of the people and the culture. I went with my best friend. We were young and unafraid, naive and reckless. It was a great adventure and a fantastic education. I decided to write this book as a prequel to ‘Bunny on a Bike’ (humorous memoir of a Playboy croupier), which was already doing well on Amazon. I am also writing a follow-up because I really enjoy this genre and love the feedback I get from readers, telling me how they feel uplifted and entertained by the lively friendship between Bev and Carol. ‘Stranded in the Seychelles’ is also a humorous memoir and will be out next year.
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