Barbara, an American divorcee, moves to France in 2003 on an adventure of self-discovery. She buys an 18th century farmhouse in need of renovation in a tiny French hamlet. While settling in and visiting the attractions of the area, she meets and mingles with a mix of charming characters in her new community. On the lookout for a man to share her life, she explores the romantic possibilities of her new home. As she says, “I am willing to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince.”While chipping away at the farmhouse improvements and building a new life for herself, Barbara has a chance to review and reevaluate some of her preconceptions. There are flashbacks to the late 1960’s when she was a foreign exchange student in Paris and to her work as a tour guide in the late 2000’s shepherding groups around the lesser known and the famous sights of France. The book reveals many engaging tidbits about French life and history as it recounts the story of Barbara’s self-actualization and her eventual discovery of the ideal mate.