Blown Out of Proportion
by Rachel Caldecott
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Pub Date 4 May 2021 | Archive Date 14 Jun 2021
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Description
A warm, funny, engaging book.
Blown Out Of Proportion - Misadventures of a Glassblower in France is a 'chasing the dream saga', but with a difference.
Glassblower, Chris Thornton, falls in love with the summer dawn over southern France’s vineyards, while his long-suffering wife falls in love with a bush.
Moving a glassblowing studio and two small children to an impoverished area of France is just as daft an idea as it sounds.
Add to that: scorpion-filled hovels, kidnappers, evil landlords who aspire to be corrupt politicians and you have an unusual moving abroad story.
Rachel brings locations and characters to life. Her writing is honest, smooth, and humorous as she tells of their determination to succeed and their desire to help others.
A Note From the Publisher
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Advance Praise
In this humorous, easy-to-read tale about the adventures and disasters of a family moving to France, Rachel Caldecott brings locations and characters to life in her writing, and you feel like you are living her trials and celebrations with her as you read along. Recommended.” – Simon Michael Prior, author of The Coconut Wireless.
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9782956985648 |
| PRICE | US$3.99 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Margaret H, Educator
Amusing but unusual
This is not ;your usual move to France book. It is a bit gritty, probably realistic and sometime unevenly written. I especially enjoyed the first chapters. The chapter on helping migrants, while very important, was a bit long for those of us who weren't there. I also found the chapters on the landlord a bit frustrating -- I wanted to tell the author -- you shouldn't/should have done that....
Be that as it may, this is a very different but amusing book and well worth your reading it!
Thank you to the author who provided me with a time-constrained e-arc via Netgalley with no obligation. This review is optional and my own opinion.
E R, Reviewer
An interesting read for anyone contemplating a move to France and a complete change of lifestyle. The ups and downs and challenges of living abroad are told with real honesty by the author. Some of the subject matter that unfolds in the book may not be for everyone but the narrative seemed true to life and as such, it remained authentic. Full of wit and charm but also very personal challenges and heartache. Recommended.
