Newly retired and with money in his bank account just waiting to be spent, Brian Slater and his wife set off for France, determined to buy their dream cottage. But it wasn't to prove as easy as they hoped. In this amusing - at times farcical - account of the trials and tribulations of buying and renovating an old house, the author, tongue in cheek, manages to poke fun at both the French and the English - but most of all, at himself. All royalties go to Brighton Lions Charity Trust Fund, a charity registered in England, number 1060832.