Following on from her hugely popular books, My Good Life in France and My Good Year in France, ex-pat Janine Marsh shares more heart-warming and entertaining stories of her new life in rural France.
Janine Marsh Books
This author exchanged her London life for love and the good life in France. Her writing unfolds in a remote French countryside, where her days are filled with the care of a menagerie of animals. With a humorous and self-deprecating wit, she captures the challenges and joys of rural living, sharing her adventures and discoveries. Her style is personal and often wry, offering an authentic glimpse into the French countryside.
Janine Marsh recounts tales from a year in the rural idyll of France, revealing how an expat from London adapts to the changing seasons of the French countryside, all while renovating a dilapidated barn and trying to fit in with the locals.
My Good Life in France
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Ten years ago, Janine Marsh decided to leave her corporate life behind to fix up a run-down barn in northern France. This is the true story of her rollercoaster ride from her early struggles and homesickness through personal tragedy, to her attempts to become self-sufficient, with her sharp observations on the very different way of life in France.
Delve into the art of loving and living in every moment. What does it mean to be French? Is it pausing to enjoy a glass of good wine or a spread of cheese? Being a flâneur down laneways steeped in history? Knowing just how to dress so you always look effortlessly chic? This book is a celebration of the French lifestyle—an education in drinking to savor the moment, travelling indulgently, and cherishing food and culture. A lesson in the joy of taking things slowly. We may not all live in France, but anyone can learn how to be un petit plus français with this guide by Janine Marsh.