C'est La Folie

Michael Wright

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English

Bantam
03 September 2007

Travel & holiday; Travel writing

The true story of an urban man's search for a deeper, richer, simpler life (not to mention a dishy copine) in the heart of rural France...

One day in late summer, Michael Wright gave up his comfortable South London existence and, with only his long-suffering cat for company, set out to begin a new life. His destination was 'La Folie', a dilapidated 15th century farmhouse in need of love and renovation in the heart of rural France... Inspired by the success of his column in the Daily Telegraph about La Folie, this book is his winningly honest account of his struggle to fulfil a childhood dream and become a Real Man - to make the journey from social townie to rugged, solitary paysan. And in chronicling his enthusiastic attempts at looking after livestock and coming to terms with the concept of living Abroad Alone, the author discovers what it takes to be a man at the beginning of the 21st century, especially if one is short sighted, flat footed and not very good at games. Life-affirming, laugh out loud funny (and boasting more than its fair share of larger-than-life locals, bilingual chickens, diminutive but over-sexed sheep, invisible rodents, manly power tools with unpronounceable names, plus the occasional femmes fatale), this tale of a new-found life in France with a cat, a piano and an aeroplane, is both an elegy for a world that's fast disappearing as a hymn to the simple pleasures of being alive.

By: Michael Wright
Imprint: Bantam
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 310g
ISBN: 9780553817324
ISBN 10: 0553817329
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 03 September 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Born in Surrey in 1966, Michael Wright enjoyed an unfashionably happy education at Windlesham House and Sherborne and graduated from Edinburgh University with a degree in English Literature. He spent several years working as a theatre critic, arts columnist and literary diarist in London whilst wondering what to do when he grew up. The answer turned out to lie in rural France, where he now lives.

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What elevates this book... is Wright's gentle humour and his ability to create a vivid impression of his literal and emotional journey... with such wit and perception * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH * Hilarious and evocative... Michael Wright's book provides the most startlingly honest answer to the question of can you live your dreams or do they inevitably turn into nightmares? -- Dr RAJ PERSAUD Wright captures the fun of the countryside perfectly * THE SUNDAY TIMES *

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