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Dial M For Merde

Dial M For Merde

Paul West has just received an offer he can't refuse:
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Two weeks in the sun.

All expenses paid.

With a beautiful blonde called Gloria Monday.

But it soon becomes obvious that Gloria, or M as she likes to be known, has bigger fish to fry.

Meanwhile Paul is asked to cater his best friend’s wedding. Cooking for the French is a risky assignment at the best of times, but Paul assures the bride that nothing can go wrong.

Or can it?

When Paul discovers that M's real target is the French president, and that he's coming to Elodie's wedding, he realises that the merde is about to hit the fan...

Reviews

  • Clarke brings off his story with panache

    SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

  • Combines the gaffes of Bridget Jones with the boldness of James Bond

    PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

  • Edgier than Bryson, hits harder than Mayle

    THE TIMES

  • Done more for the Entente Cordiale than any of our politicians

    DAILY MAIL

  • Must-have comedy-of-errors diary about being a Brit abroad

    DAILY MIRROR

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About the Author

Stephen Clarke

Stephen Clarke lives in Paris, where he divides his time between writing and not writing. His Merde novels have been bestsellers all over the world, including France. His non-fiction books include Talk to the Snail, an insider's guide to understanding the French; How the French Won Waterloo (or Think They Did), an amused look at France's continuing obsession with Napoleon; Dirty Bertie: An English King Made in France, a biography of Edward VII; and 1000 Years of Annoying the French, which was a number one bestseller in Britain. Research for The French Revolution and What Went Wrong took him deep into French archives in search of the actual words, thoughts and deeds of the revolutionaries and royalists of 1789. He has now re-emerged to ask modern Parisians why they have forgotten some of the true democratic heroes of the period, and opted to idolize certain maniacs. Follow Stephen on @SClarkeWriter and www.stephenclarkewriter.com

Stephen Clarke

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