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A Year at the Chateau
- Narrated by: Angel Strawbridge, Dick Strawbridge
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
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THE ENTERTAINING AND HEARTWARMING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER.
Like many couples, Dick and Angel had long dreamed of living in France, but where others might settle for a modest bolthole in the French countryside, the Strawbridges fell in love with a 19th-century fairytale château, complete with 45 rooms, seven outbuildings, 12 acres of land and its own moat.
Throwing caution to the wind, Dick and Angel swapped their two-bedroom flat in East London for an abandoned and derelict castle in the heart of the Loire valley and embarked on the adventure of a lifetime with their two young children Arthur and Dorothy.
Sharing their full journey for the first time, A Year at the Château follows Dick and Angel from when they first moved to France in the depths of winter and found bedrooms infested with flies, turrets inhabited by bats, the wind rattling through cracked windows, and just one working toilet, which flushed into the moat, through to the monumental efforts that went into readying the château for their unforgettable wedding and their incredibly special first Christmas.
Along the way we'll read glorious descriptions of rural life in France, with charming characters, delicious food and wonderful seasonal produce, together with the extraordinary list of renovations and restorations Dick and Angel completed, many of which were never shown on TV.
As warm and entertaining as their much-loved show, A Year at the Château is a truly irresistible story of adventure and heart, epic ambitions and a huge amount of hard graft.
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- tracey macdonald
- 06-07-21
Loved it
Well read. Brilliant book. Watched it on TV and enjoyed both immenssly
Will recommend to friends and family
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- Honeypot
- 03-07-21
Heartwarming and Inspiring
Lovely and eye opening insight into the ups and downs, joys, realities, cultural changes and challenges faced in the 1st year of life owning a chateau in France.
Loved it
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- Mrs nicola day
- 01-12-20
Love it!
Brilliant, would love Dick to put together a recipe book.. It would be epic!
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- Mrs Sharon Morris
- 11-12-20
Very Good!
I enjoyed listening to this book. Having watched the series I knew what to expect and the book didn't disappoint. Dick has a very soothing, melodious voice therefore, in my opinion, he is better at narration but Angel is so lovely that I enjoyed her parts just as much. I was sad when I finished it!
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- Peter
- 23-06-21
Lovely
A lovely, personal story. Well written and read. It fills the gaps that were missed in editing the TV series.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-11-21
Get inspired!!!
Loved listening to the adventures of these two! Lovely family. You will surely get inspired somehow! fun and enjoyable to listen to!
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- Anonymous User
- 08-12-20
Heartwarming and Inspirational
Having watched the family from the beginning it was really interesting to hear all the little bits of personal experiences not filmed or mentioned before. Well narrated by both Dick and Angela who told the same story from different prospectives. A Great Story told Well.
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- rbooler
- 22-03-21
wonderful !!!
I half expected this book to be the same as the TV series and thought I would get bored .oh my goodness was I wrong .This book is a feast of delight and the wonderful genuine happiness and love seeps from every chapter .The book is so descriptive and submerged you in the excitement of setting up a new life putting down roots and living the dream .Such a wonderful book in these unusual covid times it was like a breath of fresh air and so unhappy its ended .Bring on the next book I say !!!!
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- Sarah Collins
- 28-06-21
Review 28/6/2021
Loved it, made extra special by the fact that Dick and Angel narrated. Very entertaining and clearly read .
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- A Roberts
- 26-11-20
Delightful
A heartwarming story told beautifully. Makes me want my own chateau. Just as entertaining as the TV show.
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