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`good humour and `laugh out loud' moments... easy to read and entertaining... definitely one I'd recommend for a rainy day.'
--French Magazine, October 2008
--French Magazine, October 2008
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Hugo Soskin, son of best-selling author on Rennes-le-Chateau Henry Lincoln, has no time for the French Pyrenean village and its mysteries. He is fed up with the whole subject of how a nineteenth-century priest came to be a millionaire overnight and why he built so many bizarre clues into his church and his home. But when he and his wife decide to drive an old camper van to Spain to start a new life, they can't resist a tiny peek en route at the village that enthralls and captivates so many.After agreeing to work on a nearby campsite for a season, Soskin starts to absorb the culture and rhythms of life in south-west France, where working in the shadow of Rennes-le-Chateau exposes him to loony treasure hunters and conspiracy theorists, all of whom assume he has inside knowledge that could help them crack the mystery and find the hidden gold. If this isn't bad enough, Soskin's father arrives accompanied by a group of fanatical 'Rennies', including the punk rocker 'Rat Scabies', needing his assistance in touring places of interest and wanting to know Soskin's own theory about the mysteries of Rennes-le-Chateau: surely he knows more than he is telling? Will he reveal all?
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Quite an interesting story but very badly written. The jokey, blokey style does not suit someone who I assume is 40+. Laddish behaviour begins to bore the reader after a chapter or two. However, he has some interesting points to make about the myth of Rennes-le-Chateau and the rather silly conspiracy theorists that it attracts. I say this with some knowledge of the subject, having been there in 1974, well before the 'Rennies' really got going. If you're going to write again, Hugo, do it as an adult.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this is just another book about someones time in france ,forget the in depth details of rennes le chatteau and read it as an ageing hippies account of his time in france, perfectly readable,light hearted ,a book of its time ,happy hippiedom ,good for you hugo
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this because my wife and I were staying very near to Rennes Le Chateau and I persisted to the end of the book in the hope I might eventually find it worthwhile. It's very poor: poorly written, self satisfied and not at all funny I'm afraid. The author can only have found a publisher because of who his father is. But my advice is stick to Henry Lincoln: his stuff may be faintly barmy but it's written with some style. This is just an exploitation of his father's work.
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Found the book by chance in my local bookshop and was really looking forward to reading this as it had a connection to the brilliant book I read a few months previous called 'Rat... Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2010
truly awful, a waste of Euros!
I am lucky enough to be living in the Ariege and found this in my local bookstore. It is a dreadful book, appallingly written and utterly pointless. Such a waste of money. Read more
Published on 6 April 2009 by Shelfie
A Travel Book? - Rubbish
My daughter gave me this book to read. I read quite widely and in nearly 60 years of reading I have to think hard to find a book that is as badly written and lacking in... Read more
Published on 21 Sep 2008 by Mr. Ian Donaldson
Want a really funny read? try this then...
Ever wanted to buy an old VW camper van, kit it out and drive off into the sunset somewhere? i know i have, and the wonderful author of this book shows just how much fun it can... Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2008 by alebrella
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