Writers Abroad Magazine Issue 2 March 2015 | Page 14

WRITERS ABROAD MAGAZINE
Would it be better shopping at Tescos than at HyperU? Would David Cameron be any
more sympa than François Hollande? Would the English winter be more bearable than
the French variety? And would the idiocies of the British nanny state be any more
palatable than those of the modèle français?
There is no perfect place to live on this planet. Wherever you choose to call home has
its downsides. But, like marriage, it’s not a bad idea to make a thorough acquaintance
with your intended before taking the plunge. WA

Vanessa helps launch The Little Free Library in St Antonin Noble Val, SW
France, with a copy of her novel The House at Zaronza.

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