Description
In this hilarious collection of cautionary tales and anecdotes, George East discusses all the delights and drawbacks of finding, buying and restoring French property. HOME & DRY IN FRANCE follows the early adventures of George and Donella East as they make every mistake in the (not-then-written) book about how and how not to buy a second home across the Channel. Tellingly subtitled A YEAR IN PURGATORY, the book is much more than a listing of all the awful pitfalls awaiting the innocent abroad: it is the hilarious and always entertaining account of how a couple set out with a dream - and came close to turning it in to a nightmare.
About the Author
George East has been wandering and wondering through France it seems, for ever and writing about it for more than twenty years. His love affair started as a young boy on a cultural exchange and has lasted, in spite of some of his experiences, in the country we love to love or hate. But love is not blind in this case. George tells it how it is in his tales of France, the french and life in what some would say is an idyllic place to be. According to thousands of George East enthusiasts and fans, the oversized author's style is a mixture of Bill Bryson, Eric 'A Short Walk In The Hindu Kush' Newby and P G Woodhouse, while his antics resemble more closely the worst excesses of Tony Hancock meets Frank Spencer and Basil Fawlty. As a leading critic once said, 'George does spectacular failure very well'. In his past George has enjoyed a diverse career path which includes pickled onion manufacturer, private detective, night club bouncer, demolition engineer, seamstress and the only human professional bed-tester in history. An eventful spell as a publican won him the title of Worst Landlord in Britain for two consecutive years. George has also enjoyed a long writing career, which started when sending copy for young girls' photo story comics and at the other end of the spectrum racey mens' mags. George and his wife Donella now live and travel in France and Southern England as the author gathers material for new books and concentrates on his quests to discover 'the True Meaning of Life' while meeting unusual people and going down the pub -
Reviews
There's information and inspiration aplenty in this book, and above all, it's a thoroughly entertaining read. French property News "When such experiences are presented by a raconteur of George East's stature, few people could fail to ignore all else until the book is devoured to the very last page..." Living France Magazine
Book Information
ISBN 9780952363507
Author George East
Format Paperback
Page Count 166
Imprint La Puce Publications
Publisher La Puce Publications
Weight(grams) 237g
Dimensions(mm) 200mm * 130mm * 12mm
About the Author
George East has been wandering and wondering through France it seems, for ever and writing about it for more than twenty years. His love affair started as a young boy on a cultural exchange and has lasted, in spite of some of his experiences, in the country we love to love or hate. But love is not blind in this case. George tells it how it is in his tales of France, the french and life in what some would say is an idyllic place to be. According to thousands of George East enthusiasts and fans, the oversized author's style is a mixture of Bill Bryson, Eric 'A Short Walk In The Hindu Kush' Newby and P G Woodhouse, while his antics resemble more closely the worst excesses of Tony Hancock meets Frank Spencer and Basil Fawlty. As a leading critic once said, 'George does spectacular failure very well'. In his past George has enjoyed a diverse career path which includes pickled onion manufacturer, private detective, night club bouncer, demolition engineer, seamstress and the only human professional bed-tester in history. An eventful spell as a publican won him the title of Worst Landlord in Britain for two consecutive years. George has also enjoyed a long writing career, which started when sending copy for young girls' photo story comics and at the other end of the spectrum racey mens' mags. George and his wife Donella now live and travel in France and Southern England as the author gathers material for new books and concentrates on his quests to discover 'the True Meaning of Life' while meeting unusual people and going down the pub -
Reviews
There's information and inspiration aplenty in this book, and above all, it's a thoroughly entertaining read. French property News "When such experiences are presented by a raconteur of George East's stature, few people could fail to ignore all else until the book is devoured to the very last page..." Living France Magazine
Book Information
ISBN 9780952363507
Author George East
Format Paperback
Page Count 166
Imprint La Puce Publications
Publisher La Puce Publications
Weight(grams) 237g
Dimensions(mm) 200mm * 130mm * 12mm
