The Merde Factor

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<p>Englishman Paul West is living the Parisian dream, and doing his best not to annoy the French. But recently things have been going très wrong:</p><p>He's stuck in an apartment so small that he has to cut his baguettes in two to fit them in the kitchen.</p><p>His research into authentic French cuisine is about to cause a national strike - and it could be all his fault.</p><p>His Parisian business partner is determined to close their tea-room. And thinks that sexually harrassing his female employees is a basic human right.</p><p>And Paul's gorgeous ex-girlfriend seems to be stalking him.</p><p>Threatened with eviction, unemployment and bankrupcy, Paul realises that his personal merde factor is about to hit the fan...</p>

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<p><b>Stephen Clarke</b>lives in Paris, where he divides his time between writing and not writing.</p><p>His<i>Merde</i>novels have been bestsellers all over the world, including France. His non-fiction books include<i>Talk to the Snail</i>, an insider's guide to understanding the French;<i>How the French Won Waterloo (or Think They Did)</i>, an amused look at France's continuing obsession with Napoleon;<i>Dirty Bertie: An English King Made in France</i>, a biography of Edward VII; and<i>1000 Years of Annoying the French</i>, which was a number one bestseller in Britain.</p><p>Research for<i>The French Revolution and What Went Wrong</i>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.</p><p>Follow Stephen on @SClarkeWriter and www.stephenclarkewriter.com</p>

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