1 Running Away to the Circus
2 The Arrival
3 Alistair and the Giant Misunderstandings
4 Les Voisins
5 Language Lessons
6 Les Amis
7 Brexit Stage Left
8 Autumn
9 Deuche Courage
10 Winter
11 ‘O Christmas Tree’
12 Are We There Yet?
13 Another Road Trip
14 Kia Ora, Auckland
15 It’s Just a Perfect Day
16 Fireworks
17 Le Mans
18 Drowning and Surfacing
19 Visa Day
20 More Fireworks
21 Clown
22 Beauty and the Beast
23 A Romantic and a Belated Pragmatist
24 Belonging
Acknowledgements