Bon Courage : Rediscovering the Art of Living (In the Heart of France)

One year and one arduous home-renovation into their marriage, Ken and Bing head to the French countryside to celebrate their long-delayed honeymoon, swearing they're getting out of the home-fixing business for good. When they fall in love with the village of La Montagne Noire, they find themselves buying a fixer-upper and starting all over again-but this time, in French! McAdams recounts their mishaps and misadventures with humor, capturing the essence of French village life, the awkwardness of being foreigners in a close-knit town, the couple's hilarious linguistic pratfalls, and how the mammoth undertaking that threatens to tear their new marriage apart ultimately brings them closer together and helps them find a place in the community they have grown to love. One year and one arduous home-renovation into their marriage, Ken and Bing head to the French countryside to celebrate their long-delayed honeymoon, swearing they're getting out of the home-fixing business for good. When they fall in love with the village of La Montaigne Noire, they find themselves buying a fixer-upper and starting all over again-but this time, in French! McAdams recounts their mishaps and misadventures with humor, capturing the essence of French village life, the awkwardness of being foreigners in a close-knit town, the couple's hilarious linguistic pratfalls, and how the mam "One year after their wedding, Ken and Bing ... head to the French countryside to celebrate their long-delayed honeymoon ... As they settle into the rhythm of life in the peaceful village of La Montagne Noire, they fall in love with the food, the mountains, the town, and the rich life they are living there ... With joy and humor, Ken recounts the couple's mishhaps and misadventures, capturing the essence of French village life and the unique characters they meet ..."--Jacket