Boy, Beak and Beyond

After 25 years teaching at Marlborough College, John Wilkinson left behind tradition and prestige for sunlit vineyards and mountain retreats. His memoir, Two Blue Doors, traces a remarkable journey—from Britain’s elite educational halls to the warm, rustic rhythm of Gascony and Morocco. At once reflective and humorous, this is a story of reinvention, expatriate life, and finding fulfilment in unexpected places.