The Larkins travel to France for some sun and relaxation--only to be met with disaster--in this comic classic by the author of The Darling Buds of May . At summer's end, rain clouds hovering over Kent have some in the Larkin household feeling under the weather in more ways than one. Ma is exhausted from nursing newborn Oscar, and Mariette needs a break. Meanwhile, Mariette's husband, Charley, reminisces about delightful summers spent in Brittany during his youth. It was inexpensive, the food was marvelous, the air was ...
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The Larkins travel to France for some sun and relaxation--only to be met with disaster--in this comic classic by the author of The Darling Buds of May . At summer's end, rain clouds hovering over Kent have some in the Larkin household feeling under the weather in more ways than one. Ma is exhausted from nursing newborn Oscar, and Mariette needs a break. Meanwhile, Mariette's husband, Charley, reminisces about delightful summers spent in Brittany during his youth. It was inexpensive, the food was marvelous, the air was warm and sultry, and they would almost never see a drop of rain. And with that, Ma persuades Pop to take a holiday in France. But when the Larkin clan arrives in the village of St. Pierre le Port, it is vastly different from Charley's memories. It is raining, the food is awful, the hotel is run-down, and the manager is rather nasty. The Larkins normally find joy in the little things in life, but they have never dealt with a vacation like this . . . "Very racy, earthy. Rabelaisian." -- The Spectator Praise for the Pop Larkin Chronicles "Hilarious." -- The New York Times "Pop Larkin, Ma and their progeny . . . are essentially English of the rich and ribald England of Chaucer and Shakespeare. A superb and timeless comedy." -- The Scotsman
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Used-Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Gift inscription on front free end paper; small stain on fore-edge; blue cloth slightly faded on spine, with worn gilt lettering.
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New. 2006. New Ed. Paperback. 'I should like to go to France, ' said Ma. And so at the end of a rainy English August the Larkins-all ten of them, bundle into the old Rolls and cross the Channel. France proves less than welcoming to an eccentric English family. When the manager learns that Ma and Pop are unmarried yet sharing a room under his roof, the trouble really begins. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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