{"product_id":"9781848399563","title":"To Prussia with Love: Misadventures in Rural East Germany","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘We-have-a-house-in-the-country?’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLena nodded solemnly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Where?’ I almost shouted, briefly rattling the table. No wait, don’t tell me - it’s Todi in Umbria right? The old manor house, the one with the lemon groves!’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Alt-Globnitz.’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Alt-Globnitz?’ Suddenly I felt cold.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Alt-Globnitz. It’s a really nice place. You will love it.’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a desperate attempt to save his relationship with girlfriend Lena and take a break from the world of journalism, Roger Boyes agrees to make a great escape from the easy urban lifestyle of Berlin and decamp to the countryside. He has hopes for Italy, but Lena has inherited a rundown old schloss in deepest, darkest Brandenburg.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeeding a form of income, they decide to set up a B\u0026amp;B with a British theme. Enter unhelpful Harry and his Trinidadian chef cousin, an unhinged Scot to advise them on re-branding Brandenburg, some suicidal frogs and a posse of mad tourists. It all culminates, naturally, in a cricket match between the Brits and the Germans on an old Russian minefield. Farce meets romance in this hilarious romp through East Germany's very own version of Fawlty Towers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Summersdale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131492483312,"sku":"9781848399563","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781848399563_p0.jpg?v=1763749370","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781848399563","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}