Cycling, Wine, and Men - Nancy Brook

Cycling, Wine, and Men

A Midlife Tour de France

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
270 Seiten
2011
Morgan James Publishing llc (Verlag)
978-1-60037-827-0 (ISBN)
16,20 inkl. MwSt
Cycling, Wine, & Men explores the author’s parallel journeys:  one on a bicycle cycling across France;  the other as a divorced woman cycling through men.  Written in a self-confession style that echoes Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestseller Eat, Pray, Love, Cycling, Wine, & Men is a quick-paced dating/adventure story that women will devour.
With one bounced check, Nancy Brook’s world collapsed around her.  She was charged with a felony and thrown in jail even though her husband had pilfered money out of their business account.  Eventually, the charges were dismissed, but her marriage and business were over.  A decade later at age forty-three, Nancy thrived as a bank vice president and single parent.  Still, she couldn’t get her dating act together.  After seven break-ups in seven years, she knew it was time for a change.

The cure for her dating blues?  A 700-mile cycling expedition from Bordeaux to the Alps.  In France, Nancy wasn’t a corporate manager, a mother, or someone’s girlfriend.  She was reborn into a beautiful new world—without responsibilities or expectations.

Cycling, Wine, and Men:  A Midlife Tour de France reveals an introspective journey through post-divorce dating, single parenthood, and finding happiness and independence as an unattached woman in her prime.  Nancy had thought the perfect guy would make life complete.  Instead she learned that pursuing passions and fulfilling lifelong dreams created deeper fulfillment than her latest homme parfait.  Experience the ride of a lifetime as Under the Tuscan Sun meets Sex in the City.

Author’s Note
Prologue    Bon Voyage
Chapter 1    Looking for Love
Chapter 2    My French Fascination
Chapter 3    Why I Shouldn’t Go to France
   
Preparing for a Bicycle Tour

Chapter 4    The Journey Begins
Chapter 5    Independence in France
Chapter 6    French Lessons in Bordeaux
   
French Wine Facts

Chapter 7    Falling into Wine Country
Chapter 8    A Birthday in the Vineyards
Chapter 9    Along the Dordogne
Chapter 10    Les Grottes

U.S. Dating Facts

Chapter 11    Blind Date
Chapter 12    Au Revoir, Montreal
Chapter 13    On the Road to Rocamadour

French Camping: What You Need to Know

Chapter 14    Mystical Conques
Chapter 15    Golden Moments

Bicycle Touring: Must Haves

Chapter 16    Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
Chapter 17    The Old Lady in Le Pompidou
Chapter 18    Kisses on Bastille Day

Top Ten Climbing Tips

Chapter 19    The Giant of Provence
Chapter 20    A Day in Olive Country

If the Shoe Fits…

Chapter 21    Climbing the Cols
Chapter 22    The Last Big Climb
Chapter 23    On Top of the World
   
Save Money on Paris Museums

Chapter 24    Last Stop: Paris
Chapter 25    Welcome Home
Afterword    Satisfied on My Own
   
Acknowledgements
Helpful French Expressions
Wines along the Way: Bordeaux to the Alps
About the Author
Uncut Edition and Contact

Erscheint lt. Verlag 24.2.2011
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 228 mm
Gewicht 181 g
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Reiseführer Europa Frankreich
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Gender Studies
ISBN-10 1-60037-827-7 / 1600378277
ISBN-13 978-1-60037-827-0 / 9781600378270
Zustand Neuware
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