Australian Country

To Paris with love

One of Jules François’ earliest memories is of arriving in Sydney as the eldest of six children of a migrant family and living with her maternal grandparents. While most of the family was Scottish, her grandfather was from Brittany and he introduced a French sensibility to the mix. “As well as me and my siblings there were nine adults in this household and they were all obessed with food and music,” she recalls. “While they all influenced my upbringing, unquestionably the most important figure in my childhood was my uncle, Harry.”

It was Uncle Harry who took Jules

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Australian Country

Australian Country3 min read
A Pleasing Prospect
A ppearances can be deceptive, so you’d never know from the lush oasis Gayle and Dennis Scott have built around their home that they’ve literally carved it out of a rocky paddock. “The site was bare except for a few box trees,” Dennis says as he surv
Australian Country4 min read
On The Bright Side
When Matt White and Britt Howard decided to return to Australia after years living and working in the US, they had a pretty definite wish list for their new home. They wanted to live in the country, but not too remote. It had to be close to the ocean
Australian Country6 min read
Creative Central
While most people would have found home schooling three teenagers enough of a challenge during the COVID lockdowns, journalist and author Siobhan O’Brien felt the need to stretch herself just a little bit further. First, she and her husband, accompli

Related Books & Audiobooks