I Am Finally, Finally French

A hilarious and heartfelt memoir of embracing life in rural France, from the bestselling author of I'll Never Be French (no matter what I do) and (not quite) Mastering the Art of French Living.At 47, Mark Greenside, a glass-is-half-empty native New Yorker living in California, unwillingly went to Brittany, and to his great amazement and surprise fell in love with the place and its people. Then, because love makes you crazy and do crazy things, he borrowed money from his mom and bought a 120yearold farmhouse in Plobien, a village of 500 people. Thus began Mark's bumbling, hilarious journey adapting to life in rural France. From navigating unwritten rules about touching tomatoes at the market to hosting dinners for discerning friends, every mishap and cultural and linguistic misunderstandingof which there were manybecame a lesson in resilience, perseverance, compliance, and humility.Now, three decades later, Mark reflects on the unforeseen joys and challenges of growing older in the place he calls home every summer. With his trademark wit and selfawareness, he reveals how his life in Plobienand his friends' and neighbors' enduring patience and kindnesshave shaped him into something he never thought he'd become: truly, deeply, finally French.Both a love letter to Brittany and a meditation on life's unpredictability,I Am Finally, Finally Frenchis an invitationto laugh, learn, and savor the beauty of embracing changeno matter how daunting it seems.