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Le sequel to Michael Wright's joyous and very funny bestselling memoir, C'est la Folie
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If you had three wishes, what would you wish for?
Having spent two years alone in France, doing his best to survive in a foreign land, and failing miserably to woo a dishy French copine, Michael Wright has everything he ever wanted: manly powertools; a cat, chickens and sheep; earthy neighbours; an aircraft and a grand piano. Yet he is still alone and - in a moment of rare self-knowledge - decides that the only way to find the girl of his dreams is to stop looking for her. Yet barely a week after coming to this momentous decision, an email from an old school friend re-introduces him to Alice - a paid-up city girl who speaks only three words of French and comes with an expensive shoe habit and a deep-rooted mistrust of the countryside. Even worse, she lives and works on the far side of the Atlantic, in Baltimore, USA.
And so begins an unlikely romance, conducted across two continents, as Michael the rustic hermit struggles to unlearn his lessons in living alone and contemplates the alarming prospect of sharing his French life (not to mention his aeroplane) with someone else...
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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Follow-up books are often disappointing, but not so with Je t'aime a la Folie. This account of a year in Michael Wright's life during which he achieves two life-long ambitions is written with consummate honesty and humour. He never allows sentiment to degenerate into sentimentality which it could easily do. It is well-paced, informative, charming and pretty-well unputdownable. There are laugh-aloud moments and tear-in-the-eye moments. In today's publishing climate it was a relief to be able to enjoy a book for a change.
The third book will be even harder to write, Michael, but I am already looking forward to it.
The third book will be even harder to write, Michael, but I am already looking forward to it.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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It is nearly four years since I read his first book,"C'est La Folie" which I thoroughly enjoyed. It has been a long wait but well worth while.
I always read Michael's column in Sunday's Telegraph and also the article about his family, in Saturday's Telegraph where I noticed that his new book was on sale. I ordered it straight away, and started to read it immediately. I was so engrossed with the book that my wife said to me, "You'll be sorry when you finish it", which of course I am. I have to say that it is one of the most enjoyable books I have read, and think it is even better than "C'est La Folie". May be that is because I found it very romantic.
Thank you for giving a grandfather so much pleasure and enjoyment. I just hope that you write another book, and if you do, that I am still around to read it.
I always read Michael's column in Sunday's Telegraph and also the article about his family, in Saturday's Telegraph where I noticed that his new book was on sale. I ordered it straight away, and started to read it immediately. I was so engrossed with the book that my wife said to me, "You'll be sorry when you finish it", which of course I am. I have to say that it is one of the most enjoyable books I have read, and think it is even better than "C'est La Folie". May be that is because I found it very romantic.
Thank you for giving a grandfather so much pleasure and enjoyment. I just hope that you write another book, and if you do, that I am still around to read it.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I previously enjoyed Michael Wrights book "C'est La Folie". With this second book, again I find the writing a delight. Michael clearly and humourously, describes his life in rural France. His column in the Telegraph on Saturdays, gives a good feel of what these two books are about.
A lot of the pleasure comes from the quality of the writing. Too rare these days.
A lot of the pleasure comes from the quality of the writing. Too rare these days.
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Another good read
I enjoyed reading both books. They were well written and fun. If I had to save one copy over the other it would be C'est La Folie winning. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Cornishman
Je t'aime a la Folie
My husband Robert treated me to this second book of Michael Wright's, having enjoyed the first - "C'est la Folie" so much. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jessica
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Just brilliant! Was transfixed from start to finish, didn't want to put it down, am really hoping there might be a 3rd in the offing!!!
Published 4 months ago by lizthephys
A lovely read
Having read Michael's columns in the Saturday Telegraph and then reading his first book, I can say that I also really enjoyed this one. Read more
Published 4 months ago by janemarion
je te laime le folie
This is a very well written and amusing book which will be appreciated by any one loving France and have visited France by light aircraft. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jonurm
Disappointing
As others have said, this was a disappointing second book. For about half of the book it seemed as if MW had little new material; far too much yearning for a partner and too much... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Alison Mallaghan
Wish I'd picked this up sooner!
I bought this book on pre-publication for my wife, who is an avid reader. She thoroughly enjoyed it ('better than the first Folie') and added it to my 'must read pile' ..... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Michael G. Noyland
Entertaining
I love reading about peoples experiences in France and this did not disappoint. It made me laugh and it made me cry, a very entertaining book. As good as the first one.
Published 8 months ago by SER
Not as good as the first book
I was thoroughly looking forward to this follow-up to the first book, but I was disappointed. The author is trying much too hard and his repeated search for a female companion... Read more
Published 8 months ago by nk
Would make a great film
I have read Michaels first book and also really enjoyed, this, his second one - can't wait for the third.
Very funny and moving too, a happy Serendipitous book. Read more
Very funny and moving too, a happy Serendipitous book. Read more
Published 9 months ago by kw
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