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 lemongroves!''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 andtake a break from the world of journalism, Germany correspondent RogerBoyes agrees to make a great escape from the easy urban lifestyle of Berlinand decamp to the countryside. Roger has hopes for southern Italy, butLena has inherited a run-down old schloss in deepest, darkest Brandenburg.Needing a form of income, they decide to set up a B & B with a Britishtheme. Enter unhelpful Harry and his Trinidadian chef cousin, a mad Scotto advise them on re-branding Brandenburg, some suicidal frogs and aposse of mad tourists. It all culminates, naturally, in a cricket match betweenthe Brits and the Germans on an old Russian minefield. Farce meets romancein this follow-up to the successful A Year in the Scheisse.