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I know nothing about Terry Darlington, so I approached this book unaware of his life and the role in the advertising world that seemed to affect other readers. British bone China dry and very funny, often poetic, Darlington relates the charming and not so charming aspects of living on and maneuvering and flatboat through English and French canals, and a harrowing Channel crossing, with enormous affection for his wife but especially for his “ narrow dog”, a whippet named Jim. I hoped “Narrow Dog to Carcassonne” would paint a picture of the experience from the eyes of a seasoned traveler. I found this writing style quite hard to read at times, as it was written as a stream if consciousness with no speech marks, lots of hyperbole and metaphors. I think this is what prevents his book becoming a classic - the reader, or at least myself, never comes completely emotionally immersed in the story - how Terry and Monica cope, or their relationship with each other, or indeed their relationship with all the characters that make their brief appearances.Aside from the commentary about daily life in France, the challenges of taking a narrow boat outside it's usual habitat and the quirky boating community, I particularly enjoyed the author's meditations on how history lives on. There was a point 65% in that I wondered can I take more of this blather, but I had to know if they ever reached Carcassonne. All too often it reverts to Daily Mail stereotypes of aren't the French odd, do lets remember the war, bash the EU and complain about not getting beer in pint glasses. Mildly entertaining and somewhat informative (if you are planning a trip to France in a narrowboat) it never really grabbed my attention.

wasted pages trying to colorize a not very interesting trip - one in which the authors didn't seem to enjoy. While I was suffering through “Narrow Dog to Carcassonne” I had a conversation with a good friend of mine.For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin. The story of a man, his wife and his whippet who sail their narrowboat from the Midlands to the South of France including a Channel crossing would be interesting however written but the main selling point is the author's sense of humour. This sounds like bar-room tall story, exaggeration, but then a second time round it changes to them and their boat being attacked by fighter-bombers - are the tall stories getting taller?