What would compel a middle-aged career woman to pack her bags and head to the other side of the world?

 She knew nobody, there was no set plan, and she could barely understand, let alone speak, the language.

 Three years later, she came home, back to corporate life in Wellington.

 Was that the end of the adventure? No. An unexpected invitation to look after a chateau for the French summer was enough to lure her back.