Annemarie Rawson Books In Order

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Annemarie Rawson is a successful published author from New Zealand.

She is an accomplished writer who is able to collect new best friends for herself no matter where she goes in the world. When she was in her fifties, it was time to make a change. She packed up her house along with her husband Steve and they rented it out. So much of this experience was recorded in her books My French Platter and the follow-up, My French Platter Replenished.

They said goodbye to their friends and family and moved to South West France where they would be working as estate managers for different private families. The couple traded their corporate life in the city for the peace of the French countryside and the natural satisfaction of animal husbandry.

Besides writing, the author loves animals, people, traveling, interior design, and making delicious food so that she can welcome people both to her home and to her table.

After going back to New Zealand for a period of time, Annemarie decided at the age of sixty years old that she would like to take another adventure. She did the same thing again, packing up the house but moving to London instead this time with her husband. Now they have explored lots of London and have also moved around the U.K. and parts of Europe. Annemarie captured all of it in photos and blogs and was able to pour some of it into her books, Late Life Adventures in London and Beyond and the book MORE Late Life Adventures in London and Beyond.

My French Platter: A Journey to a Dream Life in France is a 2020 novel by Annemarie Rawson. If you love to read books that are all about travel but don’t want to leave the comfort of your own home or the seat you are sitting in, this is a great book for you. Readers can feel as though they are vicariously traveling through Annemarie thanks to this vivid recollection of her own adventures.

Annemarie and her husband Steve decided that it was time to give up their life in New Zealand so that they could relocate to manage a fifteenth-century farmhouse in France. But while the couple are optimistic, they also have no way of knowing that they are going to end up homeless.

They also did not anticipate that they would likely need to live in filth, rely on old equipment, and deal with a cantankerous boss. Will the food that she makes, the people that they meet, and the beauty of the French countryside help the couple to rescue the dreams that they have for a life abroad? Or are the pair going to have to reconsider what the future looks like for them? You’ll feel like you are on the journey along with the couple in this detailed book that brings France and this specific experience there to life!

This is a perfect book for you as well if you are also a fan of travel books such as A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle and Fat Dogs and French Estates by Beth Haslam. Check this book out and go on this adventure vicariously along with Annemarie Rawson.

My French Platter Replenished: In Search of a Dream Life in France is a 2021 novel by Annemarie Rawson. If you liked the original book, then keep the adventure going by continuing with this follow-up.

Annemarie and Steve find that they have been sacked by a boss and they really can’t find any way around it, so they have to find a new home as well as take on new work. As they deal with the management of their new employers’ impressive house, will these new chances to make delicious food for the guests and to explore the rural side of France help them feel that they are living their dream life?

Or will the couple discover that being officially in France is tougher than they thought? With family illness popping up and a curve ball coming for their career, is going home to New Zealand only a matter of time? Read this travel diary from Annemarie Rawson to go on the ride of a lifetime and see how it all works out for the heroine of this story and maybe even be inspired to take a few new risks in life of your own!