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My Good Life in France
- In Pursuit of the Rural Dream
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
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One grey dismal day, Janine Marsh was on a trip to northern France to pick up some cheap wine. She returned to England a few hours later having put in an offer on a rundown old barn in the rural Seven Valleys area of Pas de Calais. This was not something she'd expected or planned for.
Janine eventually gave up her job in London to move with her husband to live the good life in France. Or so she hoped. While getting to grips with the locals and la vie Française, and renovating her dilapidated new house, a building lacking the comforts of mains drainage, heating, or proper rooms, and with little money and less of a clue, she started to realize there was lot more to her new home than she could ever have imagined.
Ten years ago, Janine Marsh decided to leave her corporate life behind to fix up a run-down barn in northern France. This is the true story of her rollercoaster ride, in many ways a love story, with her sharp observations on the very different way of life, culture, and etiquette of France.
From her early struggles and homesickness through personal tragedy, to her attempts to become self-sufficient and to breed "the fattest chickens in the village", Janine learned that there was more to her new home than she could ever have imagined.
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- Linda T
- 19-03-23
The good life
The good life moving from England to France on a whim. And how they fitted into French life so easily. Sounds idyllic to me. Would recommend.
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- Sally Ann Cook
- 01-03-24
Entertaining and reflects personal experiences.
Shows vividly the different expectations of the way things are done in England and France.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-02-23
Lover it!
I’m in love with France and it’s lovely to hear about life there out of Paris en getting to know about daily situations and way of living. Such a great foreigner’s view on life in France. Perfect!
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- loraine
- 03-12-23
Enjoyable
Very nice account of moving and living in France..Very nicely narrated...First book of three.
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- Joe Hegarty
- 15-02-24
laugh out loud
I absolutely loved this. I laughed so hard at so many points. beautiful writing and it made me love France even more!
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- Anonymous User
- 02-08-21
Loved it!!
This is a delightful listen often funny and at times emotional. My wife and I love France and dream of having a second home there eventually. Whether this is a goal of yours or if you simply love France and country living, you must listen!
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- Russ C
- 27-07-22
really enjoy this lovely story.
swept along on the ride. lovechild the story and narration. you will be lost in the french ways. very enjoyable and at times informative in ways and tradition.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-01-24
Funny and so true
Loved the humour and knowledge of The English in France especially how we collect unwanted animals
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- JohnJenner
- 28-10-20
loved it
loved being immersed in rural France, lots of newances I recognised as a frequent visitor of France an even more newances I was unaware of
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- Roo
- 27-04-23
Loved it!
As someone who is planning to move to France in a few years, this book gave me a great insight into what to expect. I especially like the 30 tips to successfully integrating into French life, very useful, can’t wait to listen to the next two.
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