![]() ![]() Stephen Clarke is acerbic, insulting, un-PC and mostly hilarious."- San Francisco Chronicle "Highly entertaining.Clarke renders the flavor of life in Paris impeccably: 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. ![]() ![]() The latest episode in Stephen Clarke's almost-true account of his adventures as an expat in France is just as winning as the first. ![]()
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