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In this hilarious debut memoir, an Aussie expat embarks on an ambitious career, only to encounter one hysterical calamity after another…
When aspiring novelist Michael Francis and his wife decided to leave Australia for the US, it was supposed to be a grand adventure. Michael would work as a copywriter at a trendy NYC advertising agency, while his wife would advance her legal career. Weekends would be spent drafting his novel, travelling across the country, and writing postcards home to the envy of family and friends.
That was the plan…
Fast forward a few years, and Michael’s reality is working as an office temp, while sharing an apartment with a lesbian couple in Queens.
Oh, and the wife’s taken a hike…
Undeterred, Michael takes the biggest leap of his life by moving to Greenwich, Connecticut, and launching an offshoot of Australia’s leading landscaping and lawn care franchise. He’s certain he can make the franchise a hit in his adopted country, and make lots of money doing it. There’s just one hitch - Michael knows absolutely NOTHING about landscaping…
As he embarks on his new career path, boundless misfortunes ensue. From chopping down a much-beloved, fifteen-year-old rhododendron by mistake, to learning how to operate a chainsaw while actually on the job, disaster looms around every hedge. And the host of eccentric clients he meets are enough temptation to hightail it back to Oz.
Still hopeful to make it in the land of the Stars and Stripes, Michael refuses to give up. Will he successfully launch his franchise? But more importantly, will he finally learn to tell the difference between a weed and a wisteria…?
There is only one way to find out. Get your copy of Yards and Stripes now.
