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One Brit in Brussels. Two French Women. And a whole lot of merde. The hilarious novel from Stephen Clarke, bestselling author of A Year in the Merde and A Thousand Years of Annoying the French.

THE POST-BREXIT EDITION - brand new chapters with extra EU chaos for Englishman Paul West.

An Englishman, Paul West, goes to Brussels to work for a French MEP. There he gets an insider's view of what really goes on in the massive madhouse that is the EU Parliament. With the referendum on the horizon, things are even more hysterical than usual.

When the Brexit result comes in, Paul has to make a decision. If he wants to work in Europe, should he apply for a French passport?

But can an Englishman really become French?
Can he sing the bloodthirsty 'Marseillaise'?
Can he even pronounce the word 'Marseillaise'?

And as Paul contemplates his own personal Brexit, the whole of Brussels seems to be going into meltdown …

Reviews

Stephen Clarke brings some much-needed humour to Britain’s EU referendum debate in this entertaining novel… Clarke considers both sides of the argument and makes the debate much more accessible.

France Magazine

The inside story of what life is really like behind the scenes at the European Union

Express

Humorous tale …

FRANCE Magazine

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Also by Stephen Clarke

The French Revolution and What Went Wrong
After the War
How the French Won Waterloo - or Think They Did
Dirty Bertie: An English King Made in France
Paris Revealed
Dial M for Merde
Merde Happens
Talk To The Snail
Merde Actually
Merde, Actually
A Year in the Merde

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