Looking through a window, so to speak, on the life of a number of people living in the confined world of a commune in south west France. A lusty story with passion, jealousy, hatred, and betrayal . . . all are there aplenty, together with the characters, and the darkish humour we often associate with a French story; think of the works of Fernandel and Tati among many.Apart from proper names, there will be found no French in this book, no pretentious insertions to interrupt the flow of the narrative of this simple tale of country folk.