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Heres the blurb i wrote for the back cover of the book below is a more detailed description. His nonfiction books include talk to the snail, an insiders guide to understand. I adored this book, i was actually reading it while travelling in the uk and spain, and a few weeks. The book chronicles the trials and tribulations of paul west, a brit living in paris.
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