Jonah and Co‪.‬

Jonah and Co. is a warm, sharply comic tale of departure, friendship, and the absurdities of travel, narrated by a man looking back on a beloved house and a vanishing rural world with gratitude and rueful affection. As he prepares to leave, he recalls the gracious woman who made the place feel like home and gathers his lively circle—Berry, Jill, Adèle, Jonah, Daphne, and Piers—for a journey to Pau in the Pyrenees. What follows is a celebration of family banter and social mischief, from the practical headaches of servants, luggage, fuel, and cars to the decision to put Berry, after only three driving lessons, behind the wheel. The road trip becomes a comic ordeal of wrong turns, breakdowns, potholes, and official annoyances, with Berry's theatrical incompetence, Daphne's quick thinking, and the group's teasing resilience carrying them through France. Yet the book also finds moments of surprise and beauty: Chartres Cathedral's stained glass lifts the story from farce into wonder, while Paris delivers a nerve-racking luggage mystery, a panicked chase through hotels and taxis, and a final twist of relief and irritation. Warm hospitality, stolen tobacco, romantic undercurrents, and the quick wit of Mrs. Waterbrook round out a lively, affectionate adventure full of manners, mayhem, and heart. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.