Third book in the series of humorous travel books, life in France, La Source! finds Richard Wiles relocated to a new area in the South of France, the verdant Dordogne Valley in the Lot department, resplendent with walnut groves, the remnants of troglodyte dwellings, subterranean grottes, and fortified bastides. The title ​refers not only to Richard's new property – a ramshackle hilltop barn and ancient house with a spring-fed water supply – but also to a “return to the source” for Richard.