Swallows & Robins - The Guests In My Garden

By Susie Kelly
Published by Blackbird Digital Books
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Published: Dec. 05, 2012
Words: 69,501 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781301663453

Short description

A riotous account of the world’s worst housewife’s efforts at running two holiday homes in remotest France and her love/hate relationship with her guests.

Extended description

A riotous account of the world’s worst housewife’s efforts at running two holiday homes in remotest France and her love/hate relationship with her guests.

‘It’s brilliant! Laugh out loud funny and a must read for anyone dreaming of the good life running gites in France.’ The Good Life France

As the world’s worst housekeeper, running holiday homes wasn’t, with hindsight, a sensible idea. But two collapsing buildings on Susie Kelly’s land would cost more to demolish than to restore. Thus she became a seasonal landlady. Before the guests came the builders. No’s 1, 2, 3 all started promisingly, but by builder No. 4, and with her first guests just hours away, her patience was stretched to its limit. (Read more) A riotous account of the world’s worst housewife’s efforts at running two holiday homes in remotest France and her love/hate relationship with her guests.

‘It’s brilliant! Laugh out loud funny and a must read for anyone dreaming of the good life running gites in France.’ The Good Life France

As the world’s worst housekeeper, running holiday homes wasn’t, with hindsight, a sensible idea. But two collapsing buildings on Susie Kelly’s land would cost more to demolish than to restore. Thus she became a seasonal landlady. Before the guests came the builders. No’s 1, 2, 3 all started promisingly, but by builder No. 4, and with her first guests just hours away, her patience was stretched to its limit.

Her summer and winter visitors couldn’t, as they say, be made up, though, to spare their blushes some of them have been air-brushed. They brought with them laughter, tears, romance, friendship and occasional madness. And they all left behind jars of jam and pots of pepper. From them Susie learned that you don’t need to travel to find adventure. If you run holiday homes it comes to your doorstep. Unfortunately for Susie this included Ivy. The cleaning lady from hell.

Like her other bestselling books – Best Foot Forward: A 500 Mile Walk Through Hidden France, The Valley of Heaven and Hell – Cycling In The Shadow of Marie Antoinette and Travels with Tinkerbelle – 6,000 Miles Around France In A Mechanical Wreck, Susie’s unique, opinionated but self-depreciating humour shines through on every page.

Has Basil Fawlty met his match?

 ’This is another Susie Kelly great read that often had me laughing out loud as we meet the various builders, her local friends, the good guests and the bad who popped into her life over a four year period. Anyone who has any experience of running gites in France will love this book and anyone who is thinking about having gites in France should read this book.’  French Village Diaries

‘From Tristram the blond Apollo to Ivy, her cleaner, every character’s description and antics adds to the reader’s enjoyment of this entertaining book.‘ Susan Keefe

‘Wouldn’t it be wonderful if it was turned into a TV series and each episode featured the guests – I think Susie could be played by Alison Steadman!’ The Good Life France
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