Home & Dry in France
Subtitle A Year in Purgatory
By George East
Published by
La Puce Publications
ISBN 0978 0952363507
Category humour
Spring 2013
Synopsis
Tellingly sub-titled A Year in Purgatory, this enchanting book is a sometimes hilarious and always entertaining account of how one couple set out with a dream, and eventually ended up home and (fairly) dry at The Mill of the Flea. It has become a classic of its genre, and been enjoyed by an army of general book readers.
Author's Biography
George East was born on Hayling Island but grew up in Portsmouth where his mother ran a boarding house for fairground workers and circus entertainers. He left school with no qualifications intending to become a rock god. His band met with moderate success when they performed as a support act to Billy Fury, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. After coming second to a 14-year-old trumpeter playing selections From South Pacific in the Butlin's All-England Search for A Star, The Rockin' Hot Rods struggled on until a short-circuit in George's home-made guitar resulted in a catastrophic loss of all the group's equipment and the burning down of a village hall.
Reviews
'This is a funny, lively account of Normandy life' (Sainsbury's Magazine)
'A rattling good read with a lot of real life situations seen from a comedic point of view'. (Sunday Review)
Price: £7.99
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Reader Comments
A must read for anyone thinking of moving to France-If only for what not to do !!
very funny book
Another zip-zinger from George East. Always entertaining.
as a french people and having lived in Normandy, I can say that George's book is very well spotted.
Bx
George has identified the French attitude to life, after reading Rene & Me, every visit to France becomes an I Spy book.
Mobylettes, Blue dungarees, berets, the ability to enjoy each hour of the day and take life as it comes.
George captures it all.
Only problem is you become addicted, the George's trials and tribulations. The book is a winner.
Home and Dry is yet another hilarious knicker-wetting book from George.
Full of fun and frivolity. Find out more about the relationship between us and the French from the authors point of view.