At Home in France: Tales of an American and Her House Abroad

by Ann Barry

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Travel. Nonfiction. HTML:"As beguiling and delectable as France itself."

*Mimi Sheraton



"Ann Barry tells her tale directly and clearly, without cloying artifice or guile, so that it has the warmth, honesty, and force of a long letter from an old friend. She makes her reader a welcome house guest in her much-loved little cottage in the heart of France."

*Susan Allen Toth



Ann Barry was a single woman, working and living in New York, when she fell in love with a charming house in show more 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... show less

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Eine angelsächsische Invasion einer New Yorkerin, die sich im Südwesten Frankreichs den Traum vom Haus auf dem Land erfüllt. Ihre neue Heimat besetzt sie mehr als dass sie sie erkunden würde, ihre Erzählungen lassen keinen Zweifel daran, wer im Mittelpunkt ihres Lebens steht: Die Autorin selbst. Mit feiner Feder geschrieben und mit grobem Werkzeug editiert, ist At Home in France wie eine zu lange geratene Reisekolumne einer New Yorker Stadt-Narzisstin. Ein Buch wie ein alltägliches Mittagessen. Ganz o.k. bis das nächste Mahl den Gaumen reizt.
I found my interest waning towards the end of the book particularly the chapter regarding the installation of the water line. I did what I use to do in High School and just skim the last pages. I am sorry that she passed away at such a young age. The book was sweet like a love affair with a country. But, even though it had a soul, it lacked any sense of adventure!!

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ThingScore 25
A potentially charming memoir cum travelogue that never fulfills its promise.
Jan 1, 1996
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Canonical title
At Home in France: Tales of an American and Her House Abroad

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Genres
Travel, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
944.7History & geographyHistory of EuropeFrance and MonacoGuienne; Gascony
LCC
DC801 .C245 .B37History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaFrance – Andorra – MonacoHistory of FranceLocal history and descriptionOther cities, towns, etc., A-Z
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Reviews
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Rating
½ (3.38)
Languages
English
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Paper, Ebook
ISBNs
3
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