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The Second Worst Restaurant in France
- Narrated by: Timothy Ackroyd
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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Summary
In the follow-up to My Italian Bulldozer, hapless food writer Paul Stewart once again finds himself trapped in a series of hilarious misunderstandings, this time facing off against the second worst restaurant in France.
Paul Stewart has returned to Scotland to continue his successful career. His agent and girlfriend, Gloria, has arranged for him to write The Philosophy of Food in Six Easy Chapters, a project he relishes but that will have to be delivered in six months.
It is not going well, as Paul finds his domestic circumstances unsuited to concentrated hard work: Gloria has now moved in with him (not specifically invited) and has brought with her two extremely vocal and demanding Siamese cats. The cats give Paul no peace.
Beginning to worry that The Philosophy of Food will never be written, Paul calls on the aid of his cousin, Chloe, who suggests a radical course of action. She has taken a six-month lease on a house in a French village not far from Poitiers and invites him to join her there and get the book finished in peace.
He needs no second bidding, and it is not long before he escapes to France. Once there, however, Paul finds his fortunes tangled up with the fate of one eating establishment in the village: the infamous Second Worst Restaurant in France.
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- Eilidh Lawrence
- 17-10-20
Not as good as the first one
I really loved My Italian Bulldozer but this lacks that book's quirky charm. Annoying characters.
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- Patricia Schlechter
- 14-09-19
Happy customer
Great fan of the author and this didn't disappoint and the narrators voice was perfect
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- Trish F
- 14-09-19
Excellent
An appreciation of good food, literature and the differences between Scottish, English and French cultural attitudes are woven through this satisfying story of events in a small French village
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- CAM
- 03-08-19
Wonderful
This is a wonderfully funny book and once again an exploration of relationships. Thank you AMS for your wit and insight into people
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- yvonne atkins
- 25-06-19
The second worse restaurant in France
A beautiful book so well written, so we'll read. An unexpected twist at the end, a happy surprise.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-07-21
the perfect recipe
an entertaining story with interesting characters.
a lovely way to relax and de stress at the end of the day
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- Nicola
- 08-06-21
Light relief
What a pleasure to listen to this witty and clever story. Alexander McCall Smith at his reflective best.
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- Leigh
- 25-09-20
excellent tale as always from AMcCS.
gentle intrigue, engaging sufficiently to happily while away some hours in lockdown but bright enough to lift the spirits. My favourite narrator is David Rintoul and I did find this narrator a bit jarring until I could hear beyond the voice.
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- Trisha
- 05-08-21
Very disappointing.
I had thoroughly enjoyed book one Bulldozer in Italy so was looking forward to this one. I abandoned it a few chapters in. This time the narrator just didn’t do it justice at all. With the character of Chloe, he over did the narration. Her character was very shallow and I wonder if we really did need to know about her many marriages….it was not really in keeping with the title of the book. The chapters I listened to were not enjoyable and although I do not like wasting money, on this occasion I just did not want to continue this audio book. Perhaps better narration may have got me a few chapters further.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-01-22
dull
Very tedious story and a dull delivery.
if you're a fan of his older books, avoid this one.
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