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Home and Dry in France: Or a Year in Purgatory (Mill of the Flea) (Paperback)

by George East (Author), Robin Evans (Illustrator), Con Barnes (Illustrator)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 164 pages
  • Publisher: La Puce Publications (Nov 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 095236350X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0952363507
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 81,336 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshingly funny., 10 Jun 2002
By Kristine M. Hendrickson (Brittany, France) - See all my reviews
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Buying property in France is fraught with mishaps and misunderstandings. George East's book brings humour and fun to what happens when people venture forth to a foreign land with more hope than money and humour than language skills. All of the books in the series are well worth reading. I look forward to the next one.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Home and very dry humour, 27 Sep 2003
With the numbers of British people flocking to France to set up home (or second homes) there is a sizeable audience that cannot fail to find empathy in George East's classic tale of coq ups. But, this book is more than a Francophile's fancy, for it is a laugh a minute for anyone.

Never cruel, yet wickedly observant of French life and the French themselves, George East devotes as much time turning wit on his own misfortune as he does on his new French neighbours.

This book is a charming must-read that is unpretentious and affectionate. Neither a how to do it (or even not do it), nor a travelogue, Home and Dry in France defies genre beyond the all embracing term humour. In short, it is a very funny book that leaves the reader sorry when they reach the end.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice one, George, 2 Feb 2003
By M. Jones (Port Moresby) - See all my reviews
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A real giggle of a book, this. George East relates the story of his attempts with his wife to buy a house in Normandy. This is a story of a love affair with property, place and people complete with all the traditional plot features: falling in love, making commitments and dealing with treachery and self-doubt. Artfully told with a laugh in most lines, this is a book that is over far too soon. Fortunately there are the sequels.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Home & Dry in France
This book can be both a blessing and a curse - a blessing as it gently whisks you away to a life we all want to lead and a curse when you feel compelled to buy the rest of the... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Dan Chase

5.0 out of 5 stars Home & Dry in France
The best travelling companion I've ever had (including my husband). I bought this wonderful book on the ferry boat to France and read the whole thing on the crossing. Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2007 by Fran

5.0 out of 5 stars Home and Dry in France:or a year in purgatory
Absolutely hilarious from start to finish, we laughed so much all the way through, Never the less we picked up on lots of do's and dont's for buying property in France.
Published on 26 Feb 2005 by Mrs L W Dickman

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful start to a great series
George East is a master letting you like what ever he does. It doesn't matter if it's enjoying a glass of wine, driving around in Normandy, buying a cake or sleeping through a... Read more
Published on 12 Jul 2004 by R. van Zonneveld

5.0 out of 5 stars Humour that's truly home and dry
Anyone that has ventured into the French property market will strike immediate empathy with George East's pithy, often wry and always affectionate side swipes. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2003 by texasjohn

1.0 out of 5 stars Quaint it ain't
I was knocked out by the reviews and praise for this book "Nice one George" they cried from the screen. However once I had started reading it I felt very let down. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2003 by mingemuncher

5.0 out of 5 stars Read this one first!
I got to this super book having read others in the sequence first. I wondered all the time how this very funny man arrived in Normandy in the first place. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2003 by Christine F Payne

5.0 out of 5 stars Even if you've never thought of living in France, superb!
This is the first of a series of magical books by a born story-teller. Forget all the dry statistics and dire warnings in other books, true though they may be. Read more
Published on 8 May 2002 by yvonnegr

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for any prospective buyer of french property
This is the tale of George and Donella searching for their dream in rural France, the challenges and characters they meet whilst seking their dream, a great read for anyone who... Read more
Published on 27 April 2002

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