The Visit Author:David Weir Recently retired, Nico moves from Scotland to live in a small French village in the Montagne Noire area, north of Carcassonne. There he finds happiness in a part of the world where indolence is considered a virtue. Although the intention had been that his wife would also spend most of her time there she seems reluctant to leave her roots and her... more » family. This causes Nico no problem whatsoever. What does cause a problem is when she brings her family for a visit. Within a few short days all the hard work Nico has devoted to integrating into the community threatens to be undone. "The Visit" illustrates that, no matter where one goes to discover a little peace, someone always arrives and attempts to spoil the idyll.« less