| Title | : | New House ... New Neighbours |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 107 |
| Publication | : | Published December 26, 2017 |
You're going to retire from work and buy a house in the south of France.
You search the French countryside
Eventually, you find the right house, in the right location, at the right price!
You put in an offer.
The vendor says yes.
The legal process grinds through all the necessary steps.
The place is yours!
Suddenly, you own the right house, in the right location
What you have forgotten is, that with a new house, you get new neighbours!
Will they be good neighbours? As Jerry and Fran move into their new house in the village of Las Lilas, they are about to find out!!
New House ... New Neighbours Reviews
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Fun
I have enjoyed the author's Rags to Riches series so was glad to find a new book available. Enjoyed the characters a fun couple and their neighbours. Fun read. -
Ted’s latest is a slight departure from his usual, both in subject matter and in style. This is not another episode of his successful Rags to Riches series; instead we are introduced to a completely new set of characters. Sunshine, wine and naturism feature as you would expect, but there are new and different themes. As the newcomers to the South of France battle to get themselves up and running in their local community, we are treated to some amusing insights into husband-wife relationships, local customs, and the problems of using inadequate tools to battle with overgrown gardens.
There are a couple of interesting stylistic developments in this novel. Ted has chosen to write this one in two ‘first persons’, alternating the narration between Jerry, the husband, and Fran, the wife. This device allows the author to exploit, in a good natured way, the comedy of the differences between their views of themselves and that of their spouse. The author’s wry humour defines this whole book, whether he’s poking gentle fun at French rural life or the vagaries of technology.
As always, the story is bathed in happiness and optimism. There is no dark side here, just good fun. -
A new direction for Ted Bun, a new set of characters and a new setting.
The cast are a little older than the people in the Uncovered Policeman stories but they appear not to have lost their sense of fun. I rather liked Jerry's self confessed nurdism.
The story builds through several scenes until the reveal about the first set of neighbours ...
I look forward to finding out more about Fran's bo-ho aunt and I expect there will be more about the neighbours on the other side of Fran and Jerry's New House. -
I was going to say I found the antics of a couple of vacuous blairite snowflakes extremely annoying but then thought why should I waste my time on reviewing such a crap book
What amazes me most is there are other airheads out there that liked it!!
