Life on a French PosterLife on a French Poster is an evocative, informative read for anyone who can relate to escaping to a better life to find that even paradise has its pitfalls. It is about assimilating new cultures (Franglais-American in this case); Breathing new life into a 500-year old French priory (Does one save the torchis? or not?); Developing new skills (like buying property as a foreigner and ironing giant bedcovers); Having a laugh over dinner with visitors from around the world (that's table d'hotes); and Becoming a village sex symbol (by accident via the "love window.") Life on a French Poster details aspects of one significant year in the lives of author Patricia Pearson and her husband Dan. It is true account of their restoration of Le Prieure, a 16th century priory in the remote tourist village of Biron, Southwest France. Pearson's skillful description of the transformation of this rambling stone manoir into a luxury bed & breakfast is part adventure, part romance and part travelogue. The book title springs from a 1970s vintage tourist poster with Le Prieure (www.fancyfrance.net) prominently featured at the foot of Chateau Biron. Life on a French Poster. Is it possible for you? |
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Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 1 |
Time Passes Times Change | 3 |
Ready SetStopthen Go | 11 |
Every Village Should Have a Monsieur Citterio | 17 |
Our New Life Begins | 21 |
If Its Tuesday Its London then Biron then | 26 |
Discovering Treasures and Living History | 30 |
Reality CheckThe Bank Says No | 35 |
La Brocante Française | 50 |
Winters Gray Mask | 55 |
But Do the Ghosts Speak French? | 61 |
The AmericanFrench War | 66 |
The Dutch Ophelia | 71 |
Finding Lost Worlds | 76 |
The Heat Wave and Other Stories of Woe | 82 |
Epilogue | 91 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
American ancient Andredard arrived asked bank beautiful began believe better Biron building called century certainly chateau close cold coming completely continued course decided door Dordogne early England English enjoyed European everything experience eyes face fact father fireplace first floor former France French friends front garden going happy head heard heat holiday horse huge inside Italy knew later le Prieuré learned least leave lights living London looked lunch mind morning move never night offered original owners painting past Philip Prieuré problem reason returned road running seemed smiled started stayed stone stopped story talk tell things thought told took tried understand views village walked walls wanted watched week window Witney wonderful
Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Life on a French Poster |
| Auteur | Patricia Pearson |
| Uitgever | iUniverse, 2005 |
| ISBN | 0595347002, 9780595347001 |
| Lengte | 108 pagina's |
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