THE FRENCH CONNECTION

“The whole house smells nice, with the delicious smell of wet earth after a storm, enough to make you wild with delight.”
-Marguerite Duras, The Lover

The beautifully manicured garden, bursting with vivid blooms of orchids and frangipanis with their sweet intoxicating scents, creates the ideal scenario for L’Amant (The Lover), French author Marguerite Duras’ literary work of steamy seduction in colonial Vietnam.

Here at Sa Dec, we are visiting the 120-year-old former house