Over a series of evenings spent grinding hemp, old Étienne Depardieu tells the story of his youth in the Berry countryside: his love for his cousin Brulette, his friendship with the gifted, moody Joseph, and their entry into the jealous, half-secret brotherhood of master bagpipers who wander between the woods and farms of central France.
One of Sand’s finest rustic novels, Les Maîtres sonneurs, rich in music, folk custom and country speech. Download the free EPUB.