In May 2022, I found myself longing for a new life.
I had spent the last 20 years rebuilding my life after my husband’s death in the World Trade Center during the 9/11 attacks — raising a 2-year-old and 6-year-old alone, moving across the country to Seattle, writing books about grief, and rediscovering painting.
My kids had both finished college and moved on with their lives, and I was alone and free for the first time since my 20s. I felt adrift.
Then, my daughter showed me a YouTube video about a young couple with two small children renovating a chateau in France.
They reminded me of my husband and...
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