false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166307344m/10768.jpg 10768 5 A year after arriving in France, Englishman Paul West is still struggling with some fundamental questions: What is the best way to scare a gendarme? Why are there no health warnings on French nudist beaches? And is it really polite to sleep with your boss' mistress? Paul opens his English tea room, 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 British office party through Parisian eyes. Meanwhile, he continues his search for the perfect French mademoiselle. But will Paul find l'amour eternel, or will it all end in merde? In his second comedy of errors, Paul West continues to sabotage the entente cordiale. Author's apology: "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. 950602 2005 Merde Actually total:261|5:44|4:84|3:101|2:22|1:10| 261 913 385 39 3 0 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 03:40:55 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 01:55:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 05 08:27:58 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 08:28:30 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 11:57:42 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 10:23:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 26 17:34:05 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 17:34:48 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 05 04:56:21 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 04:56:43 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed May 13 12:57:31 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 07:20:08 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 13 18:23:34 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 13 18:27:09 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Apr 22 07:10:09 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 22 07:12:48 -0700 2007 1 0 false false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 07:33:56 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 18 06:18:49 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 13 06:42:25 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 09:09:55 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 06:42:25 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Aug 17 04:18:17 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 04:19:58 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 13:05:41 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 03:34:37 -0700 2008 3 0 true false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Jan 28 12:55:02 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 12:56:34 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Jan 05 08:39:15 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 09:23:56 -0800 2008 "When in Rome..." lol]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 15 08:57:35 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 12:03:31 -0800 2008 1 3 0 false false Tue Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 25 16:06:17 -0800 2007 Wed Feb 06 10:13:41 -0800 2008 A Year in the Merde but still enjoyable. Both the story and the protagonist move/grow suitably. Humourous light reading.]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 04 02:06:35 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 14 07:20:50 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Tue Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Jul 23 13:21:59 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 13:26:28 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Sep 27 01:42:43 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 01:42:43 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 12 06:45:38 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 06:47:13 -0800 2008 once http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=10768