At home in France
Subtitle: tales of an American and her house abroad
By: Ann Barry.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
Subjects: Barry, Ann, 1942-  -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Carennac.; Americans -- France -- Carennac.; Carennac (France) -- Social life and customs.
Description: "Ann Barry was a single woman, working and living in New York, when she fell in love with a charming house in Carennac in southwestern France. Even though she knew it was the stuff of fantasy, even though she knew she would rarely be able to spend more than four weeks a year there, she was hooked. This spirited, captivating memoir traces Ms. Barry's adventures as she follows her dream of living in the French countryside: Her fascinating (and often humorous) excursions to Brittany and Provence, charmed nights spent at majestic chateaux and back-road inns, and quiet moments in cool Gothic churches become our own. And as the years go by, and "l' Americaine," as she is known, returns again and again to her real home, she becomes a recognizable fixture in the neighborhood. Ann Barry is a foreigner enchanted with an unpredictable world that seems constantly fresh and exciting. In this vivid memoir, she shares the colorful world that is her France."--Publisher description.