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Living the Château Dream

As seen on the hit Channel 4 show Escape to the Château

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Living the Château Dream

By: Dick Strawbridge, Angel Strawbridge
Narrated by: Angel Strawbridge, Dick Strawbridge
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 In January 2015 Dick and Angel Strawbridge embarked on the journey of a lifetime when they swapped their cosy two-bedroom flat in East London for a derelict château with 12 acres of land in the Loire valley. Where Sunday Times bestseller A Year At The Château told the entertaining and heartwarming beginning of the family's French adventure, as they found their forever home and began to restore and renovate the dilapidated castle, Living The Château Dream is about the years of hard graft that followed. Dick and Angel leapt into action transforming Château-de-la-Motte Husson into both a thriving family home and a sustainable business, and began making their dream of rural life in a fairytale castle a reality.

From throwing open the shutters to new suites to exploring the walled garden, launching their wedding business and hosting guests for Food Lover's Weekends, no stone was left unturned. From enormous tasks like installing a lift to the beginnings of lifelong traditions and memories such as investigating the seasonal delights of the surroundings and having a family sleepover on the moat, this much-anticipated follow-up includes many firsts for the Strawbridge family. As Dick and Angel recount stories of the renovations that took place over the next four years at the château, we start to understand the true extent of the work and skill that it has taken to make this incredible house into a much-loved home. With stories of remarkable discoveries and unexpected challenges, amazing transformations and once-in-a-lifetime celebrations, this book is sure to delight, entertain and inspire fans in equal measure. Entertainment & Performing Arts Europe Film & TV Home Design & Renovation House & Home Travel Writing & Commentary Dream Heartfelt Entertainment
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I've watched the TV show , read the books and heard it told.
It really is a fabulous tale of family, achievement and love.
I will listen to Dick and Angel many times while walking my dog and working in the garden, there voices telling me of life at The Chateau is a bit of magic.

Very special

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I have found this book as good as the first. you can just listen and dream away.

Excellent as always

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Loved the update of all the hard work and efforts at the Chateau! They are both artists in their own skills and their Family approach is commendable Grandparents have their own dreams coming true also and their days are made rich together and separate !! Wonderful !! 💕🇫🇷🤗🎶🥂

Inspiring

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I think this is for fans of the show,as the text conjures up the pictures in your head from the series. It fleshes out scenarios we have seen, giving it deeper meaning. This memoir has little anxt or frustration of living the chateau life it just depicts the family's best life, perhaps not their real life. In many ways , the strength of the book is in its optimism and charm and this charm offensive is also it's weakness.

I did come with prior knowledge of the series and I enjoyed their text and their delivery. I am not sure that their delivery style would work fo those not familiar with the television show.

I did laugh hysterically at Angel's description of how to hollow out a book to turn it into a container for a Christmas gift Her instructions sound bizarre when heard on audible. Perhaps audible is not an appropriate medium.Likewise, Dick's recipes seem to pad the book rather than add to it.

A sweet listen

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So wonderful to hear the next step in the journey at the Chateau, beautifully narrated and highly engaging. We can’t wait to visit at some point in the future!

Excellent and inspiring

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