Megan Harlan

Megan Harlan is an award-winning essayist, poet, and author of MOBILE HOME: A MEMOIR IN ESSAYS and MAPMAKING.

12. Land of the Lotus-Readers

On France's original "City of Books"—the enchanting town of Bécherel—and the spell cast by reading.

11. Visiting the Stone Age

On hunting megaliths and exploring Brittany's abundant ancient architecture.

Members only

10. Le Schlepp

On traveling door-to-door between homes in California and France.

9. Town and Tapestry

On Brittany's storied textile history—involving the Bayeux Tapestry, Shakespeare's father, and vintage linens hailing from the "blue gold" rush.

Members only

8. Pied-à-terre

On the life and times of the second home in town.

7. Spirals

On the France House's spiral staircase—a shape shared by Breton and Celtic symbolism, the structure of seashells and the Fibonacci sequence, and the winding cycles of adult life.

Members only

6. The Return

5. No Renovations

On the joys of not renovating a house in France.

4. The Castle Anecdote

On naming and valuing a good quality of life.

Dinan Featured

3. Heart of Town

On discovering the pleasures of a walled medieval city.

Brittany Featured

2. Search

On finding a new part of the world to call home.

Brittany Featured

1. Dream House

On dreaming with a destination in mind.

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Introducing The France House

Bienvenue! Welcome to The France House.