{"product_id":"9780552772969","title":"A Year In The Merde","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Clarke, Stephen \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/04\/2005,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 384 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780552772969,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat are the French really like?Paul West, a young Englishman arriving in Paris to start a new job, is about to find out. They do eat a lot of cheese, some of which smells like pigs’ droppings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey don’t wash their armpits with garlic soap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoing on strike really is the second national participation sport after petanque.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd, yes, they do use suppositories. Less quaint than A Year in Provence, less chocolatey than Chocolat, A Year in the Merde will tell you how to get served by the grumpiest Parisian waiter; how to make perfect vinaigrette every time; how to make amour - not war; and how not to buy a house in the French countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697284907052,"sku":"9780552772969","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780552772969_605dac3d-f4c1-458a-b743-c2dc09dacb7f.jpg?v=1759660819","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.info\/products\/9780552772969","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}