Merde Actually

'Edgier than Bryson, hits harder than Mayle'. The Times. 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's 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 éternel. , or will it all end in merde. MERDE ACTUALLY. 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.