Barber Guillaume Ladoucette has always enjoyed great success in his tiny village in southwestern France, catering to the tonsorial needs of Amour-sur-Belle's thirty-three inhabitants. But times have changed. His customers have grown older--and balder. Suddenly there is no longer a call for Guillaume's particular services, and he is forced to make a drastic career change. Since love and companionship are necessary commodities at any age, he becomes Amour-sur-Belle's official matchmaker and intends to unite hearts as ably as he once cut hair. But alas, Guillaume is not nearly as accomplished an agent of amour, as the disastrous results of his initial attempts amply prove, especially when it comes to arranging his own romantic future. For every reader who adored "Chocolat," Julia Stuart's "The Matchmaker of Perigord" is a delectable, utterly enchanting, and sinfully satisfying delight.

硃莉婭•斯圖亞特（Julia Stuart），英國新生代暢銷作傢、記者。在校學習法語、西班牙語和新聞學，曾赴法國與西班牙教授英語，並在新聞界打拼多年，1999年獲得國際特赦組織英國媒體奬期刊類奬（Amnesty International UK Media Awards）。

斯圖亞特極擅長描寫戀愛中笨拙的男子。他們不善言辭，不懂得抓住機會，不會討人歡心、麯意奉承。胸中縱有柔情萬韆，卻無法宣之於口，他們隻會沉著臉，悶悶地努力，守護著自己內心的一方小天地。