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'Monsieur Pamplemousse and his faithful dog Pommes Frites are true and original comic inventions' GuardianMonsieur Pamplemousse, first-class gastronome and inspector of food, has been recruited to sample the appalling cuisine at the inappropriately named 'Hotel du Paradis'. Not an easy task, since the hotel is owned by his Director's formidable aunt, Louise, and the utmost tact is required. But Monsieur Pamplemousse is not one to shirk a challenge and so, with the ever-faithful bloodhound show more Pommes Frites at his side, he sets forth on his mission.
Once in the vicinity of the hotel, Monsieur Pamplemousse hears curious tales about the extraordinary effects of the hotel's food on its guests: strangers suddenly become best friends and passionate embraces abound. Then Pommes Frites breaks loose from his bedchamber to ravage the local canine ladies and Monsieur Pamplemousse finds himself on the receiving end of a heavily-loaded baguette. Clearly something is amiss and, donning his investigative hat, Monsieur Pamplemousse embarks on some serious detection...
'Engaging mix of farce, detection and fine cuisine' The Times
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M. Aristide Pamplemousse, former agent of the Surete and now a restaurant critic for Le Guide, is assigned by his Director a secret and delicate mission. One of the Director's wife's relatives owns a hotel and has repeatedly asked the Director for help (in the form of a good rating.) Accompanied by his trusty bloodhound Pommes Frites, he repairs to the hotel where he finds bad food, strange plumbing and all manner of strange behavior.
Michael Bond is, of course, better known for his Paddington series of children's books. Hopefully no one ever decides to read this one out loud to their children or grandchildren. M. Pamplemouse is assaulted by baguettes, manhandled by a public toilet and assaulted by the female members of a marching band show more under the influence of a very powerful aphrodisiac. The story is a bit confused but hilarious. M. Pamplemouse and Pommes Frites make a charming pair and I found this one a lot of fun. show less
Michael Bond is, of course, better known for his Paddington series of children's books. Hopefully no one ever decides to read this one out loud to their children or grandchildren. M. Pamplemouse is assaulted by baguettes, manhandled by a public toilet and assaulted by the female members of a marching band show more under the influence of a very powerful aphrodisiac. The story is a bit confused but hilarious. M. Pamplemouse and Pommes Frites make a charming pair and I found this one a lot of fun. show less
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Thomas Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire, England on January 13, 1926. He dropped out of school at the age of 14. During World War II, he served in both the Royal Air Force and the British Army. He sold his first short story in 1945 to the magazine London Opinion. Over the next decade, he had numerous short stories published and radio show more plays performed. After the war, he joined the BBC Radio and later worked for BBC-TV as a cameraman from 1947 to 1965. He gave his wife a teddy bear for Christmas in 1956. She it named Paddington after the London train station near their home. His first book, A Bear Called Paddington, was published in 1958. He became a full-time author in 1965. He wrote more than 25 Paddington books including Paddington Here and Now and Paddington's Finest Hour. He chronicled his life with Paddington in his autobiography, Bears and Forebears. His other works included A Day by the Sea, Something Nasty in the Kitchen, and Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Carbon Footprint. He was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1997 and then a commander of the order in 2015, for services to children's literature. He died after a short illness on June 27, 2017 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 1986
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- Aristide Pamplemousse; Pommes Frites (dog)
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- Paris, France
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- 'Pamplemousse, I have to tell you, and I say this not simply in my capacity as your commander-in-chief, Director of Le Guide, the greatest gastronomic publication in all France, but also, I trust, as a friend and confidant; w... (show all)e are, at this very moment, sitting on a bombe à retardement.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Suitably abashed, Monsieur Pamplemousse put his foot hard down on the accelerator. He, too, had got the general picture, and really, there was nothing more to be said.
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