My Mayenne
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If you are old enough to have enjoyed 'A Year in Provence' then you will probably find 'My Mayenne' just as enjoyable - possibly more so! If you were not, then why not read that as well. Pick it up and put it down you will not! - that is, not until you have finished it!
The book is seen as an attempt to fulfil the dream - preparing for one's eventual escape from the pressures of everyday living - to find and restore, with one's own bare hands, an ancient building in rural France. The fun came in attempting to predict the unpredictable and of course, ncvcr succeeding and then laughing - at least in hindsight- at the mistakes one had made. Would I do it again -the answer would have to be 'Yes' - but I would attempt to do some preplanning, even though it takes the fun out of it!
If you think finding the 'ideal' property is difficult, that is only the beginning But its worth it in the end
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James Barrie's My Mayenne is an account of the author's love affair with a part of Fraoce that has escaped mass tourism. In the late eighties, Barrie and his wife began their search for a house in France, a task which is not as easy as it may sound. This is the story of the house they fond, the trials and tribulations of renovating what was at first an uninhabitable dwelling, and their adventures in a new country.
With loving detail, and in a conversational and intimate style, Barrie offers his readers a collection of anecdotes, recounting incidenlS as varied as his first meeting with Pierre Medoc, so called because 'he was always better after he had finished the second bottle', to a family trip to Le Mont St.Michel to find a very important fireplace, and monks with dirty feet! Evident in all these lively accounts is Barrie's love of the country, its people and ofcourse its wine!