As a young woman, Australian–born Henrietta Taylor searched

the world for Mr Right: the perfect husband with whom she could

have a happy family and a house with a white picket fence. When

she met Norman, her dreams all seemed to come true. But then

disaster struck, leaving her a bereft widow with two small children

and little idea of how to look after them Ñ or herself.

Searching for a way of escaping from her current life, she packed

her bags and took the children off to France. In a tiny village in

Provence, Veuve (Widow) Taylor, as she is known, finds a new circle

of friends, an unexpected role as the proprietor of three charming

guesthouses, and an unorthodox relationship with the man she calls

the Latin Lover. Along the way she discovers that the path to

happiness can sometimes turn into a very unconventional journey.

Told with candour and refreshingly self–deprecating humour,

Escaping is the story of a fairytale gone wrong Ñ its tragic

consequences, and its surprising and triumphant aftermath.