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Tout Sweet: Hanging Up My High Heels for a New Life in Rural France (Paperback)

by Karen Wheeler (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Summersdale Publishers (6 July 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1840247614
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840247619
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,499 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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`I gulped it down in one day... snorting with laughter and with agreement, as she nailed the experience.' --LibertyLondonGirl.blogspot.com, July 16, 2009

Featured in the Daily Mail --The Daily Mail, August 3, 2009.

`Perfect summer reading for anyone who dreams of chucking away their Blackberry and downshifting to France.'
-- French Property News, August 2009

`the author not only has something to say - she is able to include all manner of themes... very entertaining.'
--French Magazine, September 2009

`Karen's book stands out by its inherent humour, quality of writing and engaging tone that leaves one wishing for more.'
--The Ballymena and Anrtrim Times, August 11, 2009

Featured in The Sunday Times 30th August 2009 -- The Sunday Times

`With wit and style... the author is a glowing advert for the benefits of downshifting to a rural idyll.' --Scotland's New Home Buyer, Winter 2009

`very entertaining... touches on a range of themes from renovation to travel and romance to fashion... considerable élan and bon mots.' --The Traveller in France, November 2009

Cover feature article in Living Abroad magazine, September/October 2009 issue.
--Living Abroad magazine, September/October 2009 issue

Featured in French Property News.
-- December 2009.

`I thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommend it to all Francophiles.' -- Anywheretheheartis.wordpress.com, 11th September 2009

`loving former fashion editor Karen Wheeler's new book... If she can do it, I keep thinking, then so can I.'
-- Emma Lee Potter, novelist/freelance journalist, 28th July 2009

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`delightful moments which will cause you to... laugh, smile and gasp... perfect for those days when you need to escape.'
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I absolutely ADORED this book! So charming and funny., 16 July 2009
By Christopher Yu (London, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I just finished reading Tout Sweet in one sitting. The book only arrived yesterday morning in the post and I have now in one and a half days come to the last page. The story was so charming and enchanting. It was the perfect antidote to this terrible summer in London, being able to escape in my head to idyllic France and into the world of the author.

The characters were so funny and I felt myself warming to each and every one - I only hope we read more about them in her next book.

Far less clichéd than Peter Mayle and the like, this is THE `moving to France' story for me. And with the author's sprinkling of glamour - this is my favourite `feel-good' book of 2009!
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent first book, 6 July 2009
By I. Hitchman (Cheltenham , England) - See all my reviews
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The book is well written and very witty with strong likeable characters.
You cannot help but fall in love with the author's character. She seems like a Bridget Jones let loose in the French countryside, getting into a lot of funny situations with both ex-pat English and French locals like, as she adjusts to a totally different way of life.

It gives hope to anyone who is considering escaping the UK for a better way of life, that no matter what your background is, you can succeed in the face of adversity and have some great fun along the way.

This book will make you laugh out loud, it's such a great read. It was difficult to put down once I had opened the front cover.
Well worth the money!
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect escape, 6 July 2009
By Josephine Huys (England) - See all my reviews
  
I was sorry when I finished 'Tout sweet' because I could have stayed a lot longer with Karen in Poitou, sharing her crazy but sweet time there !
Bravely leaving behind a cushy, luxurious lifestyle in London (bit of a Carry Bradshaw there maybe ! ), Karen roughs it up in a rural, peaceful village of Poitou Charentes, while renovating an old house 'Maison Coquelicot', her new home. Hoping to find the next Great Love, Karen quickly mixes with the locals, french and british expats, all very quirky but endearing individuals. Well written and very funny, the author, an immediately loveable character, finds herself in hilarious and difficult situations, not least because of the pecularities of french etiquette !
If not the first english person to take the road to gaelic pastures, Karen's book stands out by its inherent humour, quality of writing and engaging tone that leaves one wishing for more of Karen's adventures in Poitou!
Perfect summer read or at anytime one needs some fresh air and mental escape !
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5.0 out of 5 stars Memories!
I have spent the weekend in grey London tucked up on my sofa totally absorbed in Tout Sweet! Having lived in small town, rural France as part of my university studies some years... Read more
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Being part of a book club I was looking for some lighter reading material and was completely taken over by this wonderful book! Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tres bon!
Have just finished reading this book and have to say what a delight it was. I want to move to France eventually and this has has inspired me even more. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant
I ordered this book for my husband but we have both read this delightful little book.
Karen really fetches the village and villagers to life especially her trips to the... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing Change
My wife brought this book home. I picked it up scanned the first few pages and couldn't put it down! Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars What a great read!
I have never written a review before, but after reading Karen Wheeler's Tout Sweet, I feel compelled to recommend it to everyone. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars A soap opera in France
Following a relationship break-up, London-based fashion journalist Karen Wheeler turns her back on her glamorous big-city lifesyle and moves to a run-down property in rural... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars What a nice change
I have recently read Tout Sweet and enjoyed it so much that I feel the need to write my first Amazon review,it isn't just another Brit in France book. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Raymond M

5.0 out of 5 stars tout sweet
CONGRATULATIONS - a super read made all the funnier for us
as we have lived here for six years. You captured so much and yes, we
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Published 2 months ago by B. R. Mayes

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY ENJOYABLE READ
What a pleasure to get a book that is impossible to put down. I read it in a few days, and am looking forward to the next installment Toute Allure. Read more
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