{"product_id":"merde-actually-1","title":"Stephen Clarke: Merde Actually [2006] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Edgier than Bryson, hits harder than Mayle' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA year after arriving in France, Englishman \u003cb\u003ePaul West\u003c\/b\u003e is still struggling with some fundamental questions:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the best way to scare a gendarme? Why are there no health warnings on French \u003cb\u003enudist\u003c\/b\u003e beaches? And is it really polite to sleep with your boss's \u003cb\u003emistress\u003c\/b\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul opens his \u003cb\u003eEnglish tea room\u003c\/b\u003e, and mutates (temporarily) into a Parisian waiter; samples the pleasures of typically French hotel-room afternoons; and, on a return visit to the UK, sees the full horror of a \u003cb\u003eBritish office party\u003c\/b\u003e through Parisian eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, he continues his search for the perfect French mademoiselle. But will Paul find \u003ci\u003el'amour eternel\u003c\/i\u003e, or will it all end in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003emerde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMERDE ACTUALLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn his second comedy of errors, Paul West continues to sabotage the entente cordiale.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor's apology:\u003c\/b\u003e 'I'd just like to say sorry to all the suppository fans out there, because in this book there are no suppositories. There are, however, lots of courgettes, and I see this as progress. Suppositories to courgettes - I think it proves that I'm developing as a writer.' Stephen Clarke\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarke, Stephen","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":47695135310163,"sku":"XG80552773416","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/clarke-stephen-stephen-clarke-merde-actually-2006-paperback-xg80552773416-56869475418451.jpg?v=1728311524","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/merde-actually-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}