To Prussia With Love: Misadventures in Rural East Germany

‘we-have-a-house-in-the-country?’ Lena Nodded Solemnly. ‘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!’ ‘alt-globnitz.’ ‘alt-globnitz?’ Suddenly I Felt Cold. ‘alt-globnitz. It’s A Really Nice Place. You Will Love It.’ In 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. Needing A Form Of Income, They Decide To Set Up A B & 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.