title: Gone with the Wine: Retirement Adventures in France
author:  Rosanne Knorr 
description: Rosanne Knorr and her husband, John, ?ran away from home? to live in France for five months which extended to five years, a 150-year-old house, and a joyful new lifestyle. She?s the author of nine travel books, including The Grown-Up?s Guide series that includes: The Grown-Up?s Guide To Retiring Abroad, The Grown-Up?s Guide To Living in France, and The Grown-Up?s Guide to Running Away From Home.Her advice on retiring abroad has been featured on CNN, People Magazine, Time, and Kiplinger?s Personal Finance, among many others.She currently lives on Florida?s Gulf coast while planning her next adventure.
zlib_text: **About the Book**
  
  When Maggie, Fran and Rose met in their youth, they had dreams and ambitions.
  Forty years later, the three friends are turning sixty, each of them restless
  and disenchanted with their lives.
  
  In an attempt to recapture the sense of freedom and purpose they once
  possessed, they decide to retrace the steps of their 1978 backpacking trip
  through Europe and set off on an odyssey that will test their friendship,
  challenge their beliefs and redefine the third age of their lives. What could
  possibly go wrong?
  
  A wonderfully witty and insightful breakout novel by the bestselling author of
  _The French Perfumer_.
  
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  **Contents**
  
  [Cover](sixtysummers_cov.xhtml)
  
  About the Book
  
  Title Page
  
  Dedication
  
  Part One: The Call
  
  > Chapter One
  
  > Chapter Two
  
  > Chapter Three
  
  > Chapter Four
  
  > Chapter Five
  
  Part Two: The Journey
  
  > Chapter Six
  
  > Chapter Seven
  
  > Chapter Eight
  
  > Chapter Nine
  
  > Chapter Ten
  
  > Chapter Eleven
  
  > C