Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Secret Mission

by Michael Bond

Book Overview

"As light and naughty as a spiked creampuff . . . a bawdy romp in a French accent." Houston Post. Monseiur Pamplemousse has been summoned by the director of Le Guide, the prestigious culinary magazine for which Pamplemousse writes restaurant reviews. The aunt of the director's wife, whose restaurant perpetrates some of the worst food in France, is demanding to be included in the next issue. With the director's marriage at stake, he dispatches Pamplemousse to the Hotel du Paradis. There, Pamplemousse meets Aunt Louise, who serves him a dinner that causes his gorge to rise . . . and other things as well, for the meal contains an aphrodisiac of undeniable potency. Who would do such a thing? And why?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082530301X
• ISBN13: 9780825303012
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Beaufort Books
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A French Culinary Romp

There's something highly unusual about the food at Hotel du Paradis. Not that it's particularly delicious -- it isn't. But when people eat there they suddenly become...well, aggressively passionate. The food is...there is no other word for it...aphrodisiacal.Monsieur Pamplemousse is taster and columnist for "Le Guide," the prestigious culinary French magazine. His boss, Le Director, whose aunt runs the infamous hotel, sends Pamplemousse and his little dog, Pommes Frites, to investigate.Pauvre Pommes Frites. He discovers the culinary culprit but is unable to communicate his discovery to Pamplemousse. Besides, he is too busy. So Pamplemousse blunders along, surviving a series of hilarious misadventures until...voila!Michael Bond wrote the delightful Paddington Bear series of children's books. PAMPLEMOUSSE isn't children's fare by a long shot, except for the child in each of us that's never managed to grow up. This is bawdy, silly, escapist fare. It's a quick and easy read and lots of fun.