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Danie Botha

Following his gut instincts is what Maxime does best…

He does not believe in fate and has his doubts about serendipity.

He has learned, growing up in the shadow of an older brother and father, not to throw matters to the four corners of the wind to fend for themselves.

Living in Switzerland, the brothers drive to Davos where they bump into the Dykeman sisters, visiting exchange students.

Within minutes of meeting, they are branded by the sisters as opportunistic chauvinists.

Maxime, intrigued by the spirited younger sister, Donna, realizes he has only two months to prove not all Swiss men are arrogant asses.

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Maxime mini-series

Young Maxime: The Prequel

Being worried is what Maxime does best…

At sixty-four-and-a-half, Maxime Bastien Baumann wants to retire more than anything else, but he can’t. He’s too worried.

He’s not a hypochondriac; he’s just anally retentive. And obsessive-compulsive. And constantly afraid of being late. His life is structured and lived by a set of rules: two full pages if he writes them down, double-spaced.

For Maxime, being late is never a bloody option.

As his life with his wife of thirty-seven years and their two sons implodes, Maxime realizes his “life rules” desperately need an overhaul. Staggering through setback after setback, Maxime must learn to replace worry with confidence and flexibility, stop seeing others as schmucks, reconcile with his family, and learn that it will all come at a great personal cost.

Maxime mini-series

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