01593cam a2200313 i 4500 165800478 TxGeo 20140805120000.0 140529s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781402293313 trade pbk. 1402293313 trade pbk. TxGeo rda Wallace, Don. The French house : an American family, a ruined maison, and the village that restored them all / Don Wallace. Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks, 2014. x, 325 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (page 323). "Shortly after Don and Mindy Wallace move to Manhattan to jump-start their writing careers, they learn of a house for sale in a village they once visited on a tiny French island off the Brittany coast. Desperate for a life change, the Wallaces bravely (and impulsively) buy it almost sight unseen. What they find when they arrive is a ruin, and it isn't long before their lives begin to resemble it-- with hilarious and heartwarming results"--Page 4 of cover. 20150724. Wallace, Don Homes and haunts. Authors, American 20th century Biography. Americans France Belle-Ile-en-Mer. Dwellings Maintenance and repair. Belle-Ile-en-Mer (France) Social life and customs. QS5