Colin Duncan Taylor

My life-long passion is France - its language, its culture and its history. I first discovered the Lauragais twenty years ago when I was looking to buy a French home in a more peaceful area than Provence. Since then I have been exploring this magical land by plane, car, bicycle, horse and my own two feet.

The more I learned and the more I read about the Lauragais, the more I realised that although much has been written about its history in French, there is virtually nothing in English. So I decided to write a book to tell the story of a land which, in times gone by, rarely escaped the attentions of the great and the good, or the ambitious and the avaricious. Luckily I have made many friends whose roots in the Lauragais are much deeper and much older than my own, and they helped me bring the past back to life.

Why do I think the Lauragais is so special? Visiting my website will give you a clue; reading my book will give you the full answer!

Before devoting myself to writing, my career included spells as a naval officer, management consultant and business owner.