French Leave – Fidlema Cook
That fateful night, two friends were commiserating with high-flying journalist, Fidelma Cook after she d been made redundant from her job with a national Sunday newspaper. Several bottles of red wine had also been thrown in for good measure. Then it came to her in a flash I ll just pack my bags and go live in France, she boldly announced. At the age of 56, high-flying journalist and broadcaster Fidelma Cook was made redundant from her job with a national newspaper. Mortgaged to the hilt, massively overdrawn, maxed out on credit cards and with several loans to repay, she decided there was only one way to go... south. Packing her bags with Afghan hound Portia by her side, she headed for France, telling friends: "If I'm going to be broke, at least I'll have a tan." |
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That fateful night, two friends were commiserating with high-flying journalist, Fidelma Cook after she d been made redundant from her job with a national Sunday newspaper. Several bottles of red wine had also been thrown in for good measure. Then it came to her in a flash I ll just pack my bags and go live in France, she boldly announced. That was the moment Fidelma threw common sense right out of the fenetre. But with no job, a huge mortgage to pay, massive overdraft, several loans and maxed-out credit cards, it seemed like a good idea at the time. If I'm going to be poor, I may as well be poor with the sun on my back in the south of France, she mused. The word soon got round that Fidelma was saying au revoir to the big city and bonjour to a new life in the French countryside. There was no turning back. |
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Expat Tales | Keith Eckstein June 18, 2010