Floating through France : Life between Locks on the Canal du Midi

"Floating Through France" is filled with travel essays, poetry and photographs, which capture the Spirit of the Canal du Midi. What was once a short cut for bustling commerce in the seventeenth century is now the setting for modern tales. This anthology takes the reader through a rich tour of the area with musings that are entertaining, educational, heartfelt, enlightening, and bubbling with humour. In "Matters of Trust," writer Ethel Mussen hands her bag over to a stranger and gets something else in return. Self-proclaimed introvert Ann Ure confesses how the camaraderie on the boat transformed her personality in "Personal Soundtrack." Writer and insomniac Christi Marcus finally gets some shut-eye when she tucks into her cramped sleeping spot below deck, as told in "Navigating Sleep."