The Spy Who Inspired Me by Stephen Clarke
For legal reasons, this novel does not mention J*mes B*nd. Which is a shame, because it is a comedy spy story based on the idea that I*n Fl*ming's famously macho secret agent might have been inspired by a woman ...A comedy spy spoof set in Occupied France in 1944, by the bestselling author of A Year in the Merde, 1000 Years of Annoying the French and How the French Won Waterloo (or Think They Did).It is April 1944, and chic armchair naval officer Ian Lemming is accidentally beached in Nazi-occupied Normandy. With no access to a razor or clean underwear, and deprived of his cigarettes, Lemming just wants to go home. But he is stranded with a young, though hugely experienced, female agent, who is on a perilous mission to unmask traitors in a French Resistance network. So, as she bullies him across France, Lemming receives a painful crash course in spycraft, and starts to fantasize about a fictional agent - male of course - who would operate only in the most luxurious conditions, and lord it over totally subservient women. A fictional spy is born ...Stephen Clarke resides in Paris, where he spends his time writing and not writing. His Merde novels have become international blockbusters, notably in France. Speak to the Snail, an insider's guide to understanding the French; How the French Won Waterloo (or Believe They Did), an amusing look at France's continued infatuation with Napoleon; Dirty Bertie: An English King Created in France, a biography of Edward VII; and 1000 Years of Annoying the French, a number one bestseller in Britain. He has reappeared to question why current Parisians have forgotten some of the period's great democratic heroes in favor of idolizing certain maniacs. Follow Stephen on Twitter at @SClarkeWriter and visit his website at www.stephenclarkewriter.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9782952163859 |
| ISBN 10 | 2952163855 |
| Title | The Spy Who Inspired Me |
| Author | Stephen Clarke |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | PAF |
| Year published | 2020-11-12 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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