{"product_id":"merde-actually","title":"Merde Actually","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdgier than Bryson, hits harder than Mayle'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA year after arriving in France, Englishman\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaul West\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis still struggling with some fundamental questions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat is the best way to scare a gendarme? Why are there no health warnings on French\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003enudist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeaches? And is it really polite to sleep with your boss's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emistress\u003c\/b\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaul opens his\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBritish office party\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough Parisian eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeanwhile, he continues his search for the perfect French mademoiselle. But will Paul find\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003el'amour éternel\u003c\/i\u003e, or will it all end in\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emerde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMERDE ACTUALLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn his second comedy of errors, Paul West continues to sabotage the entente cordiale.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor's apology:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\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":"Best of Used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":43882863001857,"sku":"2C5BVUEO2-Used","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/MerdeActually.jpg?v=1627236104","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/merde-actually","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}