In his first novel Stephen Clarke gives a laughoutloud account of thepleasures and perils of being a Brit in France. Less quaint than A Year inProvence less cho... » 

In his first novel Stephen Clarke gives a laughoutloud account of thepleasures and perils of being a Brit in France. Less quaint than A Year inProvence less chocolatey than Chocolat A Year in the Merde will tell you howto get served by the grumpiest Parisian waiter how to make perfect vinaigretteevery time how to make amour not war and how not to buy a house in theFrench countryside «