Paul has struck out on his own in Paris, determined to open the tea room ("My Tea Is Rich") that was a focus of the first book. In that book, the hilarious clash of cultures and frustrations of doing business in France created a very humorous and satisfying story. I really enjoyed A Year In the Merde, the first book about Paul, a British businessman living in Paris. "Paul is also a comic, canny observer of French rural customs and English business practices alike."- Kirkus Reviews Along the way, there is plenty of hilarity."- Booklist Stephen Clarke is acerbic, insulting, un-PC and mostly hilarious."- San Francisco Chronicle "Highly entertaining.Clarke renders the flavor of life in Paris the endless strikes, the sadistic receptionists.Clarke's eye for detail is terrific."- Washington Post "Those who enjoyed Clarke's first book will certainly delight in his newest production."- Library Journal "This memoir is full of comic misadventure and misunderstanding, but underlying it is a deep affection for France and its people. Praise for Stephen Clarke and In the Merde for Love : "Call him the anti-Mayle. He is the author of Talk to the Snail and the international bestseller A Year in the Merde. Just in time for spring in Paris, find out if Paul finds the perfect French mademoiselle or if it all ends in merde! Stephen Clarke is a British journalist who has written comedy sketches for BBC Radio.
What is the best way to scare a gendarme ? Is it really polite to sleep with your boss's mistress? And why are there no public health warnings on French nude beaches? Paul discovers how to judge a French vacationer by the rustiness of his bicycle opens his English tearoom and finally understands why Parisian waiters are so cranky. This "anti-Mayle" will have readers chortling over their croissants and café au lait while Paul West struggles to solve the mysteries inherent in life in France.
Urn:oclc:62741521 Scandate 20110531072042 Scanner latest episode in Stephen Clarke's almost-true account of his adventures as an expat in France is just as winning as the first. OL5814555W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 92.22 Pages 426 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:159691744X Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 19:28:32 Bookplateleaf 0010 Boxid IA130913 Boxid_2 CH119601 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary Edition 1st U.S.
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