Publication

2003-09-01 - Robert Hale

Language

English

Word Count

56,000 words, Guess

Page Count

224 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

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  • Goodreads1585277

Classifications

  • LCCDC29

Description

"This is the story of one man's love affair with France. His heart having first been captured in 1949 when, at the age of fifteen, he cycled alone and virtually penniless to catch the night boat to Dieppe, Michael de Larrabeiti relates his journey through manhood, telling tales of his adventures, of his passions and of the extraordinary people he encountered." "From the linguistically challenged teenage boy forcing down a Green Chartreuse when he actually wanted a peppermint cordial, to the adult man usurped in a girlfriend's bed by a Yorkshire terrier named Pudding; from a mischievous revenge on a nauseous party of ill-mannered publicans, to the painstakingly staged seduction of Rapunzel and the Black Widow, French Leave will charm and enthral anyone with an interest in France, good food, wine or high adventure."--BOOK JACKET.

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