Fat Dogs and French Estates, Part 3 - LARGE PRINT
- 550 pages
- 20 hours of reading
Beth and Jack have finally bought their dream country estate, but their modest renovation process soon turns into a project of nightmarish proportions.
Raised on a country estate in Wales, Beth Haslam's childhood was steeped in the outdoors, spent riding horses, assisting gamekeepers, and sailing. A serious car accident in 1991 prompted her to establish her own consultancy business. As semi-retirement approached, a move to France with her husband became a transformative experience. She swapped technology for an immersion in French culture and language, dedicating herself to animal rescue, writing, and fully embracing rural French life.






Beth and Jack have finally bought their dream country estate, but their modest renovation process soon turns into a project of nightmarish proportions.
Buying a country estate in France seemed such a simple thing to accomplish. When Beth, her irascible husband Jack, and their two fat dogs set off, little do they know that it will become such an extraordinary adventure. Surviving near-death experiences, they drive thousands of kilometres around French estates steeped in history and crazy aristocrats. Will they find their dream home, or return to Britain defeated? This is the hilarious first instalment in the Fat Dogs series.
With six failures so far but more properties to see, Beth and Jack and their fat dogs continue to hunt for a country domaine in France. As tensions rise, they battle on exhausted but determined to realise their dream. Will it end in tears?
Petulant ponies, neurotic sheepdogs and rabbits with razor-sharp teeth shape Beth's life as she grows up on a Welsh farm estate. This is no ordinary upbringing.
Life is never dull for Beth and her grumpy husband, Jack. Join the pair as they hunt down rampant mushroomers, raise countless critters and build witches with knobbly knees in their eccentric corner of rural France.
When Beth, her beloved dog, Sam, and grumpy husband, Jack, return to France, disaster strikes. As they battle to restore order to their home, French authorities visit with shocking news. Obliged to sit examinations in French, coping with furred and feathered babies, and wrangling French tradesmen, there's no let-up in this action-packed episode of the Haslams' adventures.