Crocodile Dundee with a Lawn Mower
A ham-handed Australian swaps his Manhattan cubicle for the manicured gardens of Connecticut.
But there's one small problem ? he doesn't know a weed from a hydrangea.
Armed with nothing but relentless self-belief and a franchise manual he probably should have read more closely, he soon discovers that his clients know their lawns and gardens better than he knows his own excuses.
What follows is a string of hilarious mishaps and disasters that somehow grow into something resembling a business, and a crash course in American suburbia ? one yard at a time.
Part inspiring career change, part laugh-out-loud misadventure, Yards and Stripes is for anyone who has ever leaped before they looked, and those who would rather see an Aussie do it first.
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Autorentext
Michael Francis is an Australian born author who lives in Brooklyn, New York.
He has written two books - Positively Pazzo: Learning Italian and Travels in Italy and Yards and Stripes: A Funny Book About Work, Business and Gardening.
He hopes to return to Italy several times and write a series of books.
Klappentext
Crocodile Dundee with a Lawn Mower...
An optimistic Australian decides to leave the New York rat race behind and start a gardening business in the USA.
With no actual qualifications or experience as a gardener, he relocates to Greenwich, Connecticut, where he rents an apartment, buys some equipment and promptly chops down the wrong tree.
He works with some crazy clients and meets the odd angry neighbor, as he continues to ponder the question;
How on earth do you put stripes on a lawn?
Yards and Stripes is a grand adventure, an inspiring story, and fair dinkum - the funniest book you will read this year.
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