Escape to Languedoc in this poignant and transportative true account of life in a beautifully restored house in the south of France
''Wonderful, exquisitely written, laugh-out-loud funny, profoundly moving. An utter joy and a treat to read from first to last'' JAMES HOLLAND
''Dolby writes with genuine emotion. He writes beautifully about life in a French village'' DAILY MAIL
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An Englishman''s home is his castle. But what if it''s French?
One Place de L''Eglise is a thousand-year-old Languedoc ruin. Leaky, crumbling, lacking basic amenities, it is ignored by the local villagers. But for Londoners Trevor and Kaz it is love at first sight. Over the years they turn the house into a home, navigating floods and freezing winters. Here, these two English find their place - their bar, their baker, their builder (ignore him at your peril).
And gradually they learn slower joys - scents of thyme and lavender, wa
