{"product_id":"9780091903336-a-piano-in-the-pyrenees","title":"A Piano In The Pyrenees","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ups and Downs of an Englishman in the French Mountains\u003cbr\u003eInspired by views and romantic dreams of finding love in the mountains, the author impulsively buys a house in the French Pyrenees. Here, he plans to finally fulfil his childhood fantasy of mastering the piano, untroubled by the problems of the world. This book shares his experience on how not to buy a house in France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'If you had to pick two things you wanted - if you had to - what would you pick?'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI hesitated. This was a bigger question than usually got asked at these post-match debriefs. '\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eI suppose the honest answer would be,' I said, still accessing the last pieces of required data from a jumbled mind, 'meeting my soul mate, and finding an idyllic house abroad somewhere.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by breathtaking views and romantic dreams of finding love in the mountains, Tony Hawks impulsively buys a house in the French Pyrenees. Here, he plans to finally fulfil his childhood fantasy of mastering the piano, untroubled by the problems of the world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn reality, the chaotic story of Tony's hopelessly ill-conceived house purchase reads like the definitive guide to how \u003ci\u003enot \u003c\/i\u003eto buy a house in France. It finds him flirting with the removal business in a disastrous attempt to transport his piano to France in a dodgy white van; foolishly electing to build a swimming pool himself; and expanding his relationship repertoire when he starts co-habiting, not with an exquisite French beauty, but with a middle-aged builder from West London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Tony and his friends haplessly attempt to fit into village life, they learn more about themselves and each other than they ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40942900904033,"sku":"9780091903336","price":12.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32390270.jpg?v=1741218832","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780091903336-a-piano-in-the-pyrenees","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}