For Alex Russell France is not simply another European country - it is a different planet, where, although logic and commonsense exist, their rules are utterly different. This book is a compilation of (sometimes very) short stories linked by initial letters, based on the author's often bizarre experiences of trying to settle in central France with his partner Jane and their two oriental cats. Systematically he is wrong-footed by cultural, culinary and bureaucratic differences in the most commonplace of circumstances. At ...
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For Alex Russell France is not simply another European country - it is a different planet, where, although logic and commonsense exist, their rules are utterly different. This book is a compilation of (sometimes very) short stories linked by initial letters, based on the author's often bizarre experiences of trying to settle in central France with his partner Jane and their two oriental cats. Systematically he is wrong-footed by cultural, culinary and bureaucratic differences in the most commonplace of circumstances. At times he tries to turn the tables; very occasionally, he succeeds. Interspersed between the stories are snippets - sometimes whimsical, sometimes disturbing, but always unexpected. As in his previous book "iDream Ice-cream iScream," the reader is kept off-balance throughout.
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