Stephen Clarke

Before A Year in the Merde , Stephen Clarke had never written anything longer than a report on British coffee-drinking habits. Inspired partly by the culture shock on his arrival in Paris in September 2002, and partly by the enviable sales figures of Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence, Stephen started keeping a diary of his experiences. He turned the journal into a novel when Anglo-French relations were at their worst during the Iraq War of spring 2003. Stephen is still living in Paris with his French girlfriend and her lingerie collection.

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Paris Revealed : The Secret Life of a City Stephen Clarke March 2012 Non-Fiction Book of the Month. We can imagine Parisians are up in arms about the book being published as Stephen Clarke goes behind the scenes to reveal everything they know about... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/03/2012 Lovereading Price: £6.74 - Saving £2.25 (25%)

1000 Years of Annoying the French Stephen Clarke February 2011 Non-Fiction Book of the Month. Ten centuries' worth of French historical 'facts' bite the dust as Stephen Clarke looks at what has really been going on since 1066... It's a light-hearted... Format: Paperback - Released: 20/01/2011 Lovereading Price: £6.74 - Saving £2.25 (25%)

Merde Happens Stephen Clarke The third novel in the “Merde” series is the best one yet. You don’t have to have read the first two to thoroughly enjoy Paul West’s exploits as he and his French girlfriend travel across the States. English, French and... Format: Paperback - Released: 24/03/2008 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Talk to the Snail Stephen Clarke Not only is this incredibly funny but it is very informative and has wonderfully handy hints about how to handle yourself on a visit to France, including useful phrases for all kinds of situations. If you have been to France... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/07/2007 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Merde Actually Stephen Clarke Paul West, an Englishman abroad in the classic sense, observant, astute and very British even though he attempts to infiltrate the French way of life. This comic semi-autobiographical yarn (it must be) follows on from his wonderful A Year in... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2005 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)

A Year in the Merde Stephen Clarke Outrageous, irreverent and politically incorrect, a young Englishman copes with the French. The odd spelling as he phoneticizes the French accent takes a bit of getting used to but get passed that, for it really is very funny. The scenario... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2005 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)