Courage and Croissants, Inspiring Joyful Living, A Story and Life Guidebook (Kindle Edition)
By Jean P. Roux
Review & Description
A gripping memoir and guidebook, a family reveals the secrets of French joie de and maps out the steps to recapturing simplicity, joy, happiness and the ability to follow your dreams and lifestyle choices wherever you are.
Ever wonder how to bring the tranquility, balance and joie de vivre of a Provencal afternoon into your lifestyle – wherever you live?
Reeling from the stress of life as dual career parents and from eye-opening struggles with infertility and cancer, Suzanne Saxe-Roux and her husband Jean P. Roux do what millions of people only dream of: leave their jobs, rent out their home and move to the south of France with a young daughter in tow. There, they unplug and search for the joie de vivre missing for so many modern families. It is an act of taking back control of life in small and big ways, reclaiming their creative sides while embracing a change of priorities and pace.
Courage and Croissants brings readers along on this journey. A gripping memoir and guidebook, it reveals the secrets of French joie de vivre that Suzanne and Jean discovered and maps out the steps to recapturing simplicity, joy, happiness and the ability to follow your dreams and lifestyle choices wherever you are.
“If you've ever wanted to change your life, let this book be your go-to source.”
-- Suzy Gersham, Frommer’s Born to Shop Books
“This book is definitely an antidote to the madness of living in the fast-lane; affirming the joy of keeping life simple, meaningful, relational and balanced.”
--Angeles Arrien, The Second Half of Life: Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom
“In the spirit of Eat, Pray, Love, experience a journey of self-discovery, transition and inspiration.”
--Jan Cullinane, The New Retirement: The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life
“I love this book! This brilliant blend of a beautiful true-life story and an expertly written guidebook will leave you knowing, not just wishing, that you can live the life of your dreams.”
--Corrie Woods,The Woman’s Field Guide to Exceptional Living
“Courage and Croissants is a spa for the soul. In these uncertain times, we owe it to ourselves to take stock, and ask whether we are creating the kinds of lives we want to live.”
–Diane Hessan, CEO Communispace
A gripping memoir and guidebook, a family reveals the secrets of French joie de and maps out the steps to recapturing simplicity, joy, happiness and the ability to follow your dreams and lifestyle choices wherever you are.
Ever wonder how to bring the tranquility, balance and joie de vivre of a Provencal afternoon into your lifestyle – wherever you live?
Reeling from the stress of life as dual career parents and from eye-opening struggles with infertility and cancer, Suzanne Saxe-Roux and her husband Jean P. Roux do what millions of people only dream of: leave their jobs, rent out their home and move to the south of France with a young daughter in tow. There, they unplug and search for the joie de vivre missing for so many modern families. It is an act of taking back control of life in small and big ways, reclaiming their creative sides while embracing a change of priorities and pace.
Courage and Croissants brings readers along on this journey. A gripping memoir and guidebook, it reveals the secrets of French joie de vivre that Suzanne and Jean discovered and maps out the steps to recapturing simplicity, joy, happiness and the ability to follow your dreams and lifestyle choices wherever you are.
“If you've ever wanted to change your life, let this book be your go-to source.”
-- Suzy Gersham, Frommer’s Born to Shop Books
“This book is definitely an antidote to the madness of living in the fast-lane; affirming the joy of keeping life simple, meaningful, relational and balanced.”
--Angeles Arrien, The Second Half of Life: Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom
“In the spirit of Eat, Pray, Love, experience a journey of self-discovery, transition and inspiration.”
--Jan Cullinane, The New Retirement: The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life
“I love this book! This brilliant blend of a beautiful true-life story and an expertly written guidebook will leave you knowing, not just wishing, that you can live the life of your dreams.”
--Corrie Woods,The Woman’s Field Guide to Exceptional Living
“Courage and Croissants is a spa for the soul. In these uncertain times, we owe it to ourselves to take stock, and ask whether we are creating the kinds of lives we want to live.”
–Diane Hessan, CEO Communispace
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