"My wife has bought me a pub for Christmas. Or rather, she has allowed me to buy one for myself. Soon, I will be able to drink at cost price and entertain customers and friends in my front room. What's more, I will actually be paid for enjoying myself instead of shelling out to visit other people's pubs - " So begins A Year Behind Bars, the diary of one man's attempt to create the perfect pub. The story of a memorable year of near-disaster, occasional triumph and continual farce is destined to become, like the traditional corner local, a much-cherished classic. After twenty years of writing about British pubs and pub people, George East lives with his long-suffering wife Donella in a ruined water mill in Normandy. Amongst his leisure activities, the former publican, private detective, seamstress, night club bouncer and professional bed tester lists staying one jump ahead of his creditors, going down the pub, and annoying non-smokers.
- ISBN10 1908747013
- ISBN13 9781908747013
- Publish Date 12 July 2012 (first published 1 January 2001)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint La Puce Publications
- Format eBook
- Pages 180
- Language English