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Book SynopsisHaving worked as a dairy farmer in the UK for 30 years, and achieved the top job in his profession, Philip longed to put a lifetime of experience into practice for himself, instead of being at the beck and call of the landed gentry and their land agents. The opportunity presented itself in an unusual fashion; the estate he ran was to be split up and sold off, and he was made redundant. Follow Philip's wonderful adventure into the centre of France, to the beautiful dairy farm of Les Marais; 75 hectares of softly undulating land with woods and a 5-hectare lake filled with coarse fish and ragondin (or coypu). Read on as he tackled the differences in agricultural techniques, whilst learning the language, mastered cooking acceptably for his French neighbours, and found out that falling in love with France was not the same for everybody. In this sequel to his highly entertaining first book, Dairy Cows and Duck Races, Philip Dixon shares the next chapter of his eventful farming career.
Trade ReviewAn exceptional and unreservedly recommended addition to personal reading lists, as well as community and academic library biography collections. - Midwest Book Review.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 La France Chapter 2 The Askamps Chapter 3 Goat Love Chapter 4 Making Hay While the Sun Shines Chapter 5 The Accolas Empire Chapter 6 The Family Arrive Chapter 7 Six Foot of Shit and the Giant French Man Chapter 8 Lovejoy and The Irrigation Lake Chapter 9 Pretty Boy and the Mystery Chapter 10 La Chasse Chapter 11 All Change Chapter 12 Granny@talk21 and a Nervous Date Chapter 13 Parasols and Nose Rings Chapter 14 And then there were Seven Chapter 15 Girls Doing it for Themselves Chapter 16 Commis D `Agriculture Chapter 17 Cornadis and Rogue Quads Chapter 18 Typhoons and Love Stories Chapter 19 That all important questions Chapter 20 An Eventful Summer Holiday Chapter 21 A French Wedding
