Journal Entry 1 by cats-eye from Bishop Auckland, County Durham United Kingdom on Saturday, July 15, 2006

Synopsis (from Amazon.co.uk):

Paul West, a young Englishman, arrives in Paris to start a new job - and finds out what the French are really like They do eat a lot of cheese, some of which smells like pigs' droppings. They don't wash their armpits with garlic soap. Going on strike really is the second national participation sport after petanque. And, yes, they do use suppositories In his first novel, Stephen Clarke gives a laugh-out-loud account of the pleasures and perils of being a Brit in France. Less quaint than A Year in Provence, less chocolatey than Chocolat, A Year in the Merde will tell you how to get served by the grumpiest Parisian waiter; how to make perfect vinaigrette every time; how to make amour - not war; and how not to buy a house in the French countryside 

Journal Entry 2 by cats-eye from Bishop Auckland, County Durham United Kingdom on Friday, August 11, 2006

Posted to Tamsine as part of a trade - enjoy :) 

Journal Entry 3 by Tamsine from Strasbourg, Alsace France on Saturday, August 19, 2006

That was quick. Thank you, Cats-eye. 

Journal Entry 4 by Tamsine from Strasbourg, Alsace France on Saturday, August 26, 2006

Stephen Clarke is a bit obsessed with sex, but his observations mostly are perfectly accurate and is <writing is funny . A pleasurable read. 

Journal Entry 5 by Tamsine from Strasbourg, Alsace France on Sunday, August 27, 2006

wild released on a bench on the quai des Alpes near the landing stage of the river cruise ships.
Laissé sur un banc quai des Alpes près de l'embarcadère le samedi 25/8 vers 11H00.