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In the South of France, Paul West has a license to thrill. He has just received an offer he can't refuse: two weeks in the sun, all expenses paid, with a beautiful blonde called Gloria Monday. But it soon becomes obvious that M, as Gloria likes to be known, is not really interested in holidaying with Paul. She has bigger fish to fry. Meanwhile Paul's best friend Elodie is getting married, and Paul is asked to do the catering. Cooking for the French is a risky assignment at the best of times, but Paul assures Elodie that nothing can go wrong. Or can it? When Paul discovers that M's real target is France's biggest fish of all - the new President - and that he's coming to Elodie's wedding, he realises that the merde is about to hit the fan...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33405 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-23
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review
'Clarke brings off his story with panache.'
--Sunday Telegraph, 28 Sept 08

Review
'Clarke's latest book contains all the witty elements and double entendres which are characteristic of his style and is an entertaining and light-hearted page-turner.'

Review
'A really entertaining read ... I enjoyed this romp and would recommend it to anyone with a sense of humour.'

Customer Reviews

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All of Stephen Clarke's books have been good, but the last one (Merde Happens) suffered a bit from not being set in France. However the latest is back there and back to the truly excellent form of "A year in the merde" and "Merde Actually". Thoroughly recommended.

The joke is getting old
A few years ago, Stephen Clarke hit gold with his "A year in the merde", and I was one of the many readers who enjoyed it. Yes, Clarke was the 483rd author to write the same book: young Englishman goes to France and finds that all hot French girls adore young Englishmen. Not true, but it makes for good reading while allowing young guys to dream about it. While Peter Mayle had already written far too many books on the same subject, Clarke took it one step further by being a lot more juicy and funny than others had been before.

Since then, Clarke has written three more books about Paul West and by now, the freshness is long gone. Book 1 was about the culture differences between the English and the French, Paul West, and a lot of hot French girls. Book 2 was about the culture differences between the English and the French, Paul West, and a lot of hot French girls. Book 3 was about the culture differences between the English, the Americans and the French, Paul West, and a lot of hot French girls. It will come as no surprise that this book is about the culture differences between the English and the French, Paul West, and a lot of hot French girls.

In this book, you'll get Paul, Elodie, her dad and some new French girls. All of them are of course hot and all of them adore Paul. Didn't see that one coming...

If you disliked the first book, there is no chance you'll enjoy this one. And even if you liked the first one and thought the second book was fun as well (as I did), by the time you get to the fourth book you've seen it all. A constant parade of hot French girls, Paul West and some excuse for a story. When Clarke wants to publish his fifth book, I hope he writes his second. We've been fed the same first book four times by now.

Hilarious! A must-read!
I found this book absolutely hilarious! I am already a fan of the author after reading A Year in the Merde which is equally fantastic. This book actually made me laugh out loud in several parts and I will no doubt be reading another 'Merde' book in the near future.