A Piano In The Pyrenees

p>i>'If you had to pick two things you wanted - if you had to - what would you pick?'/i>br>br>i>I hesitated. This was a bigger question than usually got asked at these post-match debriefs. '/i>i>I suppose the honest answer would be,' I said, still accessing the last pieces of required data from a jumbled mind, 'meeting my soul mate, and finding an idyllic house abroad somewhere.'/i>br>br>Inspired by breathtaking views and romantic dreams of finding love in the mountains, Tony Hawks impulsively buys a house in the French Pyrenees. Here, he plans to finally fulfil his childhood fantasy of mastering the piano, untroubled by the problems of the world. br>br>In reality, the chaotic story of Tony's hopelessly ill-conceived house purchase reads like the definitive guide to how i>not /i>to buy a house in France. It finds him flirting with the removal business in a disastrous attempt to transport his piano to France in a dodgy white van; foolishly electing to build a swimming pool himself; and expanding his relationship repertoire when he starts co-habiting, not with an exquisite French beauty, but with a middle-aged builder from West London.br>br>As Tony and his friends haplessly attempt to fit into village life, they learn more about themselves and each other than they ever imagined./p> p>i>'If you had to pick two things you wanted - if you had to - what would you pick?'/i>br>br>i>I hesitated. This was a bigger question than usually got asked at these post-match debriefs. '/i>i>I suppose the honest answer would be,' I said, still accessing the last pieces of required data from a jumbled mind, 'meeting my soul mate, and finding an idyllic house abroad somewhere.'/i>br>br>Inspired by breathtaking views and romantic dreams of finding love in the mountains, Tony Hawks impulsively buys a house in the French Pyrenees. Here, he plans to finally fulfil his childhood fantasy of mastering the piano, untroubled by the problems of the world. br>br>In reality, the chaotic story of Tony's hopelessly ill-conceived house purchase reads like the definitive guide to how i>not /i>to buy a house in France. It finds him flirting with the removal business in a disastrous attempt to transport his piano to France in a dodgy white van; foolishly electing to build a swimming pool himself; and expanding his relationship repertoire when he starts co-habiting, not with an exquisite French beauty, but with a middle-aged builder from West London.br>br>As Tony and his friends haplessly attempt to fit into village life, they learn more about themselves and each other than they ever imagined./p>