A French Restoration (The Pleasures and Perils of Renovating a Property in France) is the story of three years of effort to turn an unihabitable property into a home – in 2001 a couple planning to retire to France started their mission to find their dream. This book is both amusing and enlightening for anyone thinking of buying a “ruin” in France to turn into their home – I know, I did the same thing ten years earlier.
There is a lot of sound advice in this book and many myths are exposed – I was easily able to guess who the ghastly British estate agents are. I do not agree with some of the comments about medical costs and taxes in France, but overall a very useful book for anyone thinking about “doing up” an old French property.
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