{"product_id":"9780743463386","title":"Instructions for Visitors: Life and Love in a French Town","description":"When living abroad, there are two rules to be followed: 1—If you are lucky enough to find a place you belong, you should never actually \u003ci\u003elive\u003c\/i\u003e there. And 2—Never live with a man you think you could never live without.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut then, what fun would that be?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this funny, forthright, and charming memoir, Helen Stevenson chronicles her experiences as a young British expatriate living in the countryside of France. With emotional depth and lyrical sensitivity, Stevenson introduces readers to the myriad residents of the quaint hamlet known only as \u003ci\u003e\"le village.\"\u003c\/i\u003e There's Stefan, the Maoist tennis buff, who has his own unique way of showing empathy for the masses; Gigi, the chic Parisian who uses her boutique to dress her ex-lovers' girlfriends; and Luc, the cowboy painter and part-time dentist, who, overcoming his aversion to blondes, becomes enamored of the Englishwoman who has been warmly embraced by the rural community. But her troubled love affair with this local lothario comes to represent the poignant truth: she is still, somehow, an outsider. Luc reminds her: \u003ci\u003e\"Le village, c'est moi,\"\u003c\/i\u003e and she can never say the same.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEvoking the languid, sensual essence of Mediterranean France, \u003ci\u003eInstructions for Visitors\u003c\/i\u003e is a very personal revelation of the wonders and the difficulties of relocating one's home—and one's heart.","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126419669232,"sku":"9780743463386","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780743463386_p0.jpg?v=1763635119","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780743463386","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}