As Friday 13th looms, so the East's unlucky streak comes to a climax. With them finally on their uppers, an advance offer from a publisher is a welcome relief until they discover they have already spent what is due to come from George's sales, and the bills keep mounting. French Cricket finds the author and his long-suffering wife facing imminent disaster as they struggle to survive at the Mill of the Flea. Something must be done to...
The latest of Georges books is his best yet. Wonderful tongue-in-cheek observations of the eccentric Normandaise, spiced with the pitfalls of an Englishman living in France. His humour is light and reflects his sharp observation of his French neighbours strange ways, yet is never offensive, showing his obvious enjoyment of the outsider within a different culture.He has also let us into his heart in this book, revealing a sympathetic...
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