The French House [Paperback]

<h2>"On a tiny French island, a couple of American dreamers redefine their lives by restoring a ruin...<em>The French House</em>moves to a soulful, very funny rhythm all its own."-Meryl Streep</h2><p><strong>Don and Mindy Wallace</strong>have always been Francophiles, so when they had the opportunity to buy a home on a small French island off the coast of Brittany, they jumped-sight unseen-into a crumbling mess that challenged their finances and their family.</p><p>But when the Wallaces arrived on the island <strong>they found a building in ruin</strong>, and it wasn't long before their lives resembled it. Plagued by emergency repairs, a stock market crash, and very exasperated French neighbors, Don and Mindy could have accepted their fate. Instead, they embraced it.</p><p><strong>Redolent with the beauty and flavors of French country life</strong>, <em>The French House</em>is a lively, inspiring, and irresistibly charming memoir. Fans of <strong><em>Under the Tuscan Sun</em></strong>(Frances Mayes), <strong><em>Paris in Love</em></strong>(Eloisa James), and <strong><em>A Year in Provence</em></strong>(Peter Mayle) will be enchanted by this account of a family that rises from the rubble, wins the hearts of a historic village, and finally finds the home they've been seeking off the wild coast of France.</p><h2>What readers are saying about The French House</h2><p>"<em>The French House</em>is engaging and well-written and <strong>will make even non-Francophiles yearn for a trip</strong>to France."</p><p>"With hauntingly beautiful descriptions of a tiny French island and its inhabitants, t<strong>his book will take you to a different place</strong>, and might even inspire you to reconsider your life and finally follow your dreams where you and your family can become whole."l