{"product_id":"2940149947744","title":"Walking With Harry In Chamonix","description":"Walking with Harry in Chamonix, a sequel to the author’s humourous novel Walking with Harry, follows the adventures of a rambling club as they head off to the French Alps \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Monique invites Thurston Ramblers to Chamonix, the club’s zealous president, Mrs Olive Lavinia Johnston, referred to as O.L. by Harry Birch, is delighted. Harry, a constant thorn in her flesh, prefers low-level, fine-weather walks to sweating up mountains. No-one expects him to sign up for Chamonix. Yet he does, to O.L.’s dismay. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo re-invent himself in order to impress Monique, Harry hires a personal trainer to lose weight and get fit. On training walks in the Dales and Lakes he amazes O.L. but fellow members of the club speculate on how long the fragile truce between them can last. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a journey fraught with mishaps, O.L. is exhilarated by the mountain scenery when they are met by Monique at her uncle’s hotel outside Chamonix. Harry revels in his role as the life and soul of the party, but during the walks, problems arise: O.L.’s impatience with the plodders and her reluctance to accept Monique’s leadership, Penny’s vertigo, Joyce’s horror of chair-lifts, Bert’s crumbling boots, a torrential storm and minor accidents, all combine to threaten the success of the trip. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn W. Winter has drawn on his 25 years experience leading walks in the UK and France to create the humourous novel Walking with Harry in Chamonix, which will appeal to walkers, ramblers and anyone who enjoys a good chuckle. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf all the ramblers in the club\u003cbr\u003eHarry’s the one you’ll find in the pub,\u003cbr\u003eKnocking back Guinness and chatting up birds,\u003cbr\u003eA sociable fella and ne’er short of words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn latest gear, he cuts a dash -\u003cbr\u003eYou cannot fault him for panache -\u003cbr\u003eHis shiny boots and flashy shirts\u003cbr\u003eAre much admired, unlike Bert’s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlas, too fond of cakes and ale,\u003cbr\u003eHarry begins to drag and trail.\u003cbr\u003eIf weather isn’t warm and sunny\u003cbr\u003eHe’ll not come out for love nor money.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd when he does, for good or ill,\u003cbr\u003eHe struggles up the slightest hill.\u003cbr\u003eIn vain does Olive turn about\u003cbr\u003eTo urge him pull his finger out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd then one day - you’ll not believe me -\u003cbr\u003eHe says he’s up for Chamonix!\u003cbr\u003eI kid you not! You may well jeer,\u003cbr\u003eHarry Birch, a mountaineer?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow what, you ask, caused this to pass?\u003cbr\u003eI’ll tell you, friends, it was a lass!\u003cbr\u003eA lass whose Gallic charm and glamour\u003cbr\u003eLeft Harry in a huge dilemma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut not for long: he smartens up, gets fit,\u003cbr\u003eTakes classes to improve his French a bit,\u003cbr\u003eImpresses all, stern Olive too.\u003cbr\u003eFarewell old Harry, hail Harry new!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe loses weight, cuts down on ale,\u003cbr\u003eStrides briskly over hill and dale.\u003cbr\u003eClimbs Pen-y-Ghent and Scafell Pike,\u003cbr\u003eCome rain or snow, keeps pace with Mike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe moral of this tale, says Syd,\u003cbr\u003eIf you would change as Harry did,\u003cbr\u003eIs plain as bread and jam.\u003cbr\u003eFirst find the lady, Cherchez la Femme!","brand":"Matador Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073320173808,"sku":"2940149947744","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149947744_p0.jpg?v=1763727958","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149947744","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}