Newcomers in Paradise

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Newcomers in Paradise (222 pp, $16.95) is the story of a southern couples search for and discovery of an ideal place to spend the final third of their lives and provides charming and useful insights about the quest for perfection.

Like many Americans approaching retirement, Bob Fulmer and his artist wife, Pat, spent several years searching for perfection. They explored exotic locations with beautiful scenery in low-cost foreign destinations, but concluded that their lake house in the North Georgia mountains was about as Third World as they could handle. Williamsburg was lovely but too tranquil. They fell in love with destinations along the Pacific Coast Highway, decided to spend a sabbatical year in Santa Barbara and soon realized they had found their Shangri-La.

In the tradition of Peter Mayle (A Year in Provence), Frances Mayes (Under the Tuscan Sun), and Barry Golson (Gringos in Paradise), Bob and Pat spent the next two years getting to know almost 600 new best friends (through Santa Barbara Newcomers), adjusting to life on Americas Riviera, and trying to restore Casa de Alegría without it becoming Hoyo de Dinero (the pit of money). (Imagine collaboration between Peter Mayle and Fannie Flagg!)

Former Santa Barbara Mayor, Marty Blum says, Newcomers in Paradise is a great read. We can all relate to the elation of finding paradise and the concerns aboutmaking friends and getting involved in the community.

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[robertmfulmer]

Thanks, Brad, it was good to see you at the Tecolote book event.

[Bradwallace69]

I'm going to get the book!

[Bradwallace69]

Great intro to an engaging, entertainment book!