Beth Haslam
ALLi Author Member
Location: France
Genres: General Nonfiction, Humour, Memoir, Nature/Science, Travel Writing
Beth Haslam grew up on a farm estate in North Wales, where her love of animals was shaped by days spent riding and caring for the family’s eclectic collection of pets, waifs, and strays. After a successful business career, Beth and her husband, Jack, bought a second home in France — a decision that transformed their lives in ways they could never have imagined. Beth now devotes her time to rescuing and raising animals, writing, and embracing the rhythms of rural French life from their woodland domaine. It’s a world that continues to inspire her work, and she wouldn’t have it any other way.
Beth Haslam's books
Genres: Humour, Memoir, Nature/Science
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+
Beth, Jack, and their dogs navigate the laughter and chaos of rural French life from their woodland home at Le Palizac. But challenges emerge. As they explore the forest’s untamed beauty, nature’s harsh realities test their goal to create a wildlife sanctuary. Just as hope fades, an extraordinary creature appears – his courage and resilience become an inspiring testament to surviving the forest’s toughest conditions. Part of the Fat Dogs and French Estates series, this warm, poignant memoir draws readers to the heart of the forest, where the bonds between humans and animals are tested, and transformed, in the wild.
Genres: Humour, Memoir
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+
Let’s be honest, relaxed living doesn’t apply to the Haslams. And certainly not with their accident-prone dogs and animal rescues. When a devastating event rocks Jack and Beth’s world, the joy of a new arrival is just what they need. But it doesn’t last long. A dark cloud looms, threatening the community and their beloved Le Palizac. Their future looks grim. Resolute, they join forces with friends to tackle the menace. Meanwhile, Beth is persuaded to navigate the perils of yoga classes – in French. Laugh, shed tears, share fears, and join in the fun. Vive la France!
Genres: Memoir
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+
Imagine a land protected by craggy mountains, lapped by whispering seas, and guarded by mighty fortresses with bloody histories. This is North Wales, home to the legendary red dragon, and Beth Haslam’s beloved birthplace. Petulant ponies, neurotic sheepdogs and rabbits with razor-sharp teeth shape Beth’s life as she grows up on a farm estate. She’ll tell you tales of sailing the treacherous Menai Strait Swellies, site of many a dark happening. You’ll learn about the stunning region whose slate once roofed the world, and the ghost-filled castle she called home. This is no ordinary upbringing. Croeso i Gymru!
Genres: Humour, Memoir
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+
Life is never dull for Beth and her grumpy husband, Jack. In this fifth sparkling episode of the Fat Dogs series, they take on an accident-prone puppy, an impossible forest project and murderous pheasants. Renewed tangles with French authorities and an unexpected animal adoption add to their challenges. Join the pair as they hunt down rampant mushroomers, raise countless critters and build witches with knobbly knees in their eccentric corner of rural France.
Genres: Memoir
Formats: E-Book
Age Groups: 18+
When Beth, her grumpy husband Jack, and their two fat dogs set off to buy a French country estate, they have no idea that it will become such an extraordinary adventure. Surviving near-death experiences, they drive thousands of kilometres around estates steeped in history and crazy aristocrats. Do they find the perfect property? Or is their dream shattered? Find out in this three-volume introduction to their remarkable lives in France.
Genres: Humour, Memoir
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+
When Beth, her beloved dog, Sam, and grumpy husband, Jack, return to France, disaster strikes. As they battle to restore order to their home, French authorities visit with shocking news. Obliged to sit examinations in French, coping with furred and feathered babies, and wrangling French tradesmen, there’s no let-up in this action-packed episode of the Haslams’ adventures.
Genres: Humour, Memoir
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+
Beth, and her grumpy husband, Jack, have finally bought their dream country estate, but their “modest” renovation process soon turns into a project of nightmarish proportions. Join them as they take on a team of eccentric French builders, stampeding wild boar, tap-dancing nocturnal dormice, kamikaze bugs, and a forest that defies all reasonable navigational skills. This is the side-splittingly funny third instalment of the Haslams' French adventures.
Genres: Humour, Memoir
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+
With six failures so far and six more properties to see, Beth, her irascible husband, Jack, and their two fat dogs continue their hunt for a country domaine in France. As tensions rise, Beth’s anxieties switch from house-hunting failures to fears that Jack is finally going to lose it altogether and come to blows with “yet another incompetent” estate agent. In spite of this and a dog who insists on trying to die, they battle on exhausted but determined to realise their dream. Will it end in tears? This is the hilarious second instalment of the Haslams' French adventures.
Genres: Humour, Memoir, Nature/Science
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback, Large print
Age Groups: 18+
Buying a country estate in France seemed such a simple thing to accomplish. When Beth, her irascible husband Jack, and their two fat dogs set off, little do they know that it will become such an extraordinary adventure. Surviving near-death experiences, they drive thousands of kilometres around French estates steeped in history and crazy aristocrats. Will they find their dream home, or return to Britain defeated? This is the hilarious first instalment in the Fat Dogs series.