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My Four Seasons in France
- A Year of the Good Life
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
A little over 10 years ago, Janine Marsh and her husband gave up their careers in London to chase the good life in the countryside of northern France. Having overcome the obstacles of starting to renovate her dream home - an ancient, dilapidated barn - and fitting in with the peculiarities of the locals, Janine is now the go-to expat in the area for those seeking to get to grips with a very different way of life.
In this book, Janine regales us with the delights and dramas of a year attempting to live the rural idyll. Each month brings to light a new aspect of life in the French countryside: snow in January, resulting in a broken arm, which in turn leads to an etiquette lesson at the local hospital; wild winds in February; cuckoos in March; and giant hailstones in July that destroy cars and houses and bring the villagers closer together.
Told with warmth and humor, My Good Year in France showcases a uniquely French way of life: where two eternally ambitious expats drag a neglected farmhouse to life, and deal with the accompanying disasters, learn to grow vegetables, discover how to cook, and stumble across the hidden gems of this very special part of the world.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-05-20
Wonderful
Just made feel as if I was in la belle France!
However I also learned lots from Janine's experiences!
Superb xx
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Mrs. Linda Hall
- 12-05-20
An excellent book
An excellent book which I believe I would have enjoyed more except for the narration. I can't put my finger on why I found the narrators voice so bland and unbalanced without pause. I shall now read the kindle edition and enjoy much more.
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- Threeamigos
- 18-08-20
Love this book!
I really did enjoy this book, perhaps even more so than the first , which is saying something because I loved the first on kindle too. I think I might prefer the kindle version of this too. The content and wonderful tales of a full year in France are a delight to hear / read. However the narration really did take away from my enjoyment. The lilt and intonation followed exactly the same pattern - up down up down. Delivered slightly like a TV game show presenter- I found it utterly distracting and not enjoyable. That aside, the story itself is delightful. Overall I absolutely loved the book, aside from the narrative style.
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- Renée
- 23-08-20
Poor narration
The story was very interesting and flowed well, but I did not like the narration. Every sentence had an irritating rhythm which put me off listening.
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- Russ C
- 01-08-22
Excellent. Beautifully enjoyable
Loved this book. beautifully narrated. Join the lives in a beautiful journey. You will be fully immersed in this wonderful book.
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- scamp
- 15-08-22
The good Life in France
great memories of living in France and rural ways of the local village residents
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- Jane Stanley
- 03-01-21
Lovely insight to everyday French Living
Easy to listen to. I love France so it was easy to get lost in the way of life.
Cert3 listen to it again.
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- Alex M
- 07-11-21
Nice story, helps if you know France.
We once had house in France, so the querkines was familiar. Nice listen, pleasant story well presented.
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- Dawn McCarthy-Simpson
- 16-02-21
Poor narration
I tried to finish the book but the narration was bad, it had an odd rhythm almost robotic, I couldn’t follow the story as the voice just annoyed me. If ever the book is recorded with a different narrator I would love to hear the book.
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- colin magee
- 18-12-21
Nice bit of escapism
I really enjoyed hearing about all the wonderful places to explore in Northern France and the writers love for it. The narrator wasn't great and it sounded very computerised, a bit like Siri reading the book which was at times quite annoying and I couldn't listen to it for the same amount of time as I would other books, but give it a go and see what you think yourself
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