A Chateau of Ones Own: Restoration Misadventures in France

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Posted by Summersdale on 12-Jun-2007 :: Views: 1953 :: Posting ID: 18154

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Sam and Bud were ordinary first-time homebuyers in their early thirties. Their intention in moving to France was to create a simple life and spend more time with their children. The home they actually bought was an impressive seventeenth-century chateau in the Loire valley with over thirty rooms, 156 windows and 40 acres of land.

With only modest savings, the couple launched the challenging project of restoring this crumbling monster of a building to its former glory and opening a bed and breakfast in the process. This is the hilarious story of behind the scenes at a B&B that required constant disaster relief: think Fawlty Towers in an extraordinary setting.

A Chateau of One’s Own will appeal to those like Sam and Bud who want to escape from the rat race, who work hard and have hardly enough time to play. It’s the perfect read for anyone considering a grandiose home makeover project and for all of us who dream of a life in France.

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