Montarou, Yves

Fast approaching the wrong side of fifty, Nick Rowswell has spent the last twenty-six years in Bourges, France, a rural town two hours south of Paris. There, he's worked as an English teacher, a freelance journalist, an interpreter, and a translator.

A longtime expatriate who's lived in France more than in England, Nick isn't sure which nationality applies to him. Thanks to his partner of twenty-seven years-the fair Nadine-and his teenage daughter, he manages to belong to both countries.

Nick spends his free time as a singer and harmonica player in a mildly successful "Saturday night" am...