Dial M For Merde

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<p><b>In the South of France, Paul West has a license to thrill.</b></p><p>He has just received an offer he can't refuse: two weeks in the sun, all expenses paid, with a beautiful blonde called Gloria Monday.</p><p>But it soon becomes obvious that M, as Gloria likes to be known, is not really interested in holidaying with Paul. She has bigger fish to fry.</p><p>Meanwhile Paul's best friend Elodie is getting married, and Paul is asked to do the catering. Cooking for the French is a risky assignment at the best of times, but Paul assures Elodie that nothing can go wrong.</p><p>Or can it?</p><p>When Paul discovers that M's real target is France's biggest fish of all - the new President - and that he's coming to Elodie's wedding, he realises that the merde 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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