{"product_id":"the-second-worst-restaurant-in-france-a-paul-stuart-novel-2-paul-stuart-series","title":"The Second-Worst Restaurant in France: A Paul Stuart Novel (2) (Paul Stuart Series)","description":"In this delightful sequel to the best-selling comedic novel My Italian Bulldozer, Paul Stuart's travels take him to a French village, where the local restaurant's haute cuisine leaves a lot to be desired.\n\nRenowned Scottish cookbook writer Paul Stuart is hard at work on his new book, The Philosophy of Food, but complicated domestic circumstances, and two clingy cats, are making that difficult.\n\nSo when Paul's eccentric cousin Chloe suggests that he join her at the house she's rented in the French countryside, he jumps at the chance. The two quickly befriend the locals, including their twin-sister landladies, who also own the infamous local restaurant known to be the second-worst eatery in all of France. During their stay, the restaurant's sole waitress gives birth mid-dinner service and the maître d' storms off after fighting with the head chef. Paul is soon drafted to improve the gastronomy of the village, while Chloe, ever on the hunt for her next romance, busies herself with distracting the handsome but incompetent chef. Could he be husband number six?\n\nWith all this local drama to deal with, Paul finds it next to impossible to focus on his writing, and that's before he learns that Chloe's past is far more complicated than he'd ever imagined. Paul will have to call upon al his experience—with food and with people—to bring order back to the village. And he may just learn something about family—and about himself—along the way.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0525566422\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0525566422.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:McCall Smith, Alexander\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41449801056314,"sku":"DBV.0525566422.A","price":4.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0525566422-0.jpg?v=1780898865","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-second-worst-restaurant-in-france-a-paul-stuart-novel-2-paul-stuart-series","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}