By Beth Haslam
Buying a rustic property in France appeared the sort of easy factor to complete. whilst Beth, her irascible husband Jack, and their fats canine trigger, little do they recognize that it'll turn into such a unprecedented event. Surviving near-death stories, they force millions of kilometres round French estates steeped in heritage and loopy aristocrats.
Will they locate their dream domestic, or go back to Britain defeated?
This is the hilarious first instalment within the Fat Dogs series.
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