René & Me - Couverture souple

East, George

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0952363518 ISBN 13 : 9780952363514

Editeur : la Puce Publications, 2021

Synopsis

Forget all the other books about living in France. This is the absolute epitome. Informative, poignant and always humorous, George East brings life to his real life characters in this laugh-out-loud slice of expat life in rural France. This is not a romanticised look at life in France such as many have written about, but an honest account of the writers experiences in a foreign land.


After Peter Mayle’s Year in Provence in the 80’s, George told his story of buying a French property on the cheap in the start of ‘The Mill of the Flea’ series, Home & Dry in France. This story of René & Me follows on in the series and tells of George and his wife’s encounters and relationships with the local people and in particular René Ribet, who was nick-named The Fox of Cotentin.


They arrive at the ruined Mill of the Flea and embark on a series of hare-brained schemes as they struggle to come to terms with a very different culture. An unlikely ally, René The Fox offers to become their guide and mentor for what proves to be an unforgettable year…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

George East has been wandering through France, it seems forever, and writing about it for more than twenty years. His love affair started as a young boy on a cultural exchange and has lasted, in spite of some of his experiences in the country we love to love or hate.


But love is not blind in this case. George tells it how it is in his writings about France, the French and life in what some would say is an idyllic place to be. According to the literally thousands of George East enthusiasts and fans, the oversized author's style is a mixture of Bill Bryson, Eric - 'A Short Walk In The Hindu Kush' - Newby and P G Woodhouse, while his antics resemble more closely the worst excesses of Tony Hancock meets Frank Spencer and Basil Fawlty.


As a leading critic once said, 'George does spectacular failure very well'.


In his past George has enjoyed a diverse career path which includes pickled onion manufacturer, private detective, night club bouncer, demolition engineer, seamstress and the only human professional bed-tester in history.


An eventful spell as a publican won him the title of Worst Landlord in Britain for two consecutive years. George has also enjoyed a long writing career, which started when sending copy for young girls’ photo story comics and at the other end of the spectrum racey mens’ mags.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Before becoming a (fairly) professional writer, George East tried his hand at a number of careers, including (failed) rock god, great painter(and decorator), boxer, night club manager, DJ and bouncer(usually at the same time), pickled onion manufacturer, private detective and radio and television presenter. He owned a pub for a short but eventful time, and was voted Worst Landlord in Britain for two consecutive years. The newspaper running the contest gave up after the second win as they could find nobody near as bad as George. His glittering career path also included stints as editor of Food & Drink magazine, PR and marketing supremo for a major brewery..and the world's first and last human professional bed tester. He lost this undemanding post when his role in television advertisements was taken over by a cartoon hippopotamus.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: la Puce Publications
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0952363518
• ISBN 13: 9780952363514
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 303
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg