{"product_id":"cest-la-folie","title":"Cest La Folie","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne day in late summer, Michael Wright gave up his comfortable South London existence and, with only his long-suffering cat for company, set out to begin a new life. His destination was ''La Folie'', a dilapidated 15th century farmhouse in need of love and renovation in the heart of rural France...\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the success of his column in the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e about La Folie, this book is his winningly honest account of his struggle to fulfil a childhood dream and become a Real Man - to make the journey from social townie to rugged, solitary \u003ci\u003epaysan\u003c\/i\u003e. And in chronicling his enthusiastic attempts at looking after livestock and coming to terms with the concept of living Abroad Alone, the author discovers what it takes to be a man at the beginning of the 21st century, especially if one is short sighted, flat footed and not very good at games.\u003cbr\u003eLife-affirming, laugh out loud funny (and boasting more than its fair share of larger-than-life locals, bilingual chickens, diminutive but over-sexed sheep, invisible rodents, manly power tools with unpronounceable names, plus the occasional \u003ci\u003efemmes fatale\u003c\/i\u003e), this tale of a new-found life in France with a cat, a piano and an aeroplane, is both an elegy for a world that''s fast disappearing as a hymn to the simple pleasures of being alive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318926221694,"sku":"NW9780553817324","price":11.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780553817324.jpg?v=1778599175","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/cest-la-folie","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}