<p><b>Escape to Languedoc in this poignant and transportative true account of life in a beautifully restored house in the south of France</b><br><br><b>''This love affair between an English family and a very old French house is by turns turbulent, lyrical and tragic . . . Enriched by an insatiable, ever-eager curiosity, he takes us down many a side alley, adding another dimension to the timeless story of what it is that makes France irresistible</b>'' MICHAEL PALIN<br><br><b>''What a wonderful book. Exquisitely written, it is by turns laugh-out-loud funny then suddenly, unexpectedly and profoundly moving... an utter joy and a treat to read from the first to last pages'' </b>JAMES HOLLAND<br><br><b>''He writes with genuine emotion . . . He writes beautifully about life in a French village'' </b><i>DAILY MAIL</i><br>________<br><br>One day a Londoner and his wife went a little crazy and bought a crumbling house in deepest Languedoc. It was love at first sight.<br><br>Over the years these