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The Spy Who Inspired Me Paperback – November 10, 2020

by Stephen Clarke (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 87 ratings
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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 …
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    234 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    November 10, 2020
  4. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.59 x 8 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    2952163855
  6. ISBN-13
    978-2952163859
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ pAf (November 10, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 234 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 2952163855
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-2952163859
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.59 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 87 ratings

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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DAVID BERGER
5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2021
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Great fun…made 009 a stooge but helpful when needed
Needed a French dictionary. But the story did indicated the precarious position the French were in during the occupation.
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D. Kern
4.0 out of 5 stars Ian Lemming
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2021
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Decent book with some good satire. Not much like Bond to me but some good humor.
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Dan Roe
4.0 out of 5 stars Good to add to our 'have-reads.'
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2021
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Was a recommended title to us. Easy read and will enjoy similar, I'm sure.
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Augusta D. Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars the author weaves a good tale
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2021
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well-researched historical fiction, a nice addition to the list of respected historical works by the author and a change from the humoristic works based in France
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P. Holcomb
5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting take on the Bond legacy.
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2021
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A very entertaining take on an alternative story for the history of the Bond legacy.
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Andrea Alton
5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Read Set in 1940’s France
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2021
I was given this book as a gift and I loved it! It’s a fun read and beautifully captures France in the 1940’s.
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Velho
2.0 out of 5 stars I didn't finish it
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2021
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I found the book to be boring, so boring I didn't finish reading it. I usually tough it through most books even if I found them boring, but not this one.
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Bogdan Grodzki
5.0 out of 5 stars Great novel
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2021
It was such a great story that I couldn't put it down until I finished it. It captured the flavor of France perfectly.
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Antoine
5.0 out of 5 stars Super, as usual!
Reviewed in France on January 31, 2021
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j'aime tous les livres de Stephen Clarke, j'ai retrouvé dans ce livre l'humour et le style que j'adore, dans une histoire surprenante pdt la 2nde guerre mondiale: Top!
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M. J. P
5.0 out of 5 stars Best ever Clarke fiction
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 25, 2020
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They must have had the lawyers working overtime on this. I ask you - Ian Lemming!

So funny!

Beats any other Stephen Clarke fiction. Trouble is a lot of it is close to the bone as to how things were with M de Gaul
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The Gracious Few
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2021
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A nice easy read, something different from the man that brought us the "Merde..." series. An interesting premise, thoroughly enjoyable, although the ending seemed a little rushed.
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Bekway
4.0 out of 5 stars Beaucoup de lecteurs attendent la suite avec impatience....
Reviewed in France on October 26, 2021
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What a cliff-hanger ending!!!!
Will Margaux get her muesli with the well adorded Jamaican sargeant ? Will Lemming (or "Bond" as occasionally printed in the version I received) be able to smoke his last cigarette (or is it soaking wet) ?
Will the rowing team make it back to Blighty in time for Henley regatta ?
Please please tell us that a sequel is in the typewriter/hard-disk, some of us can't wait for the continued adventures of the dynamic duo Margaux & Ian.
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Philippe Gauthier
1.0 out of 5 stars Décu
Reviewed in France on May 12, 2021
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Très déçu, et pourtant j'adore Stephen Clarke, et j'ai lu TOUT ses livres ! Déjà, son livre sur la reine d’Angleterre, n'était franchement pas terrible. Mais là, j'ai craqué au bout de 20 pages. Le style est surchargé. Aucun plaisir de lecture. J'espère que le prochain sera mieux...
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