Zen and the Diary of a B&B Owner

by Scott Barfield

Zen and the Diary of a B&B Owner is the humorous memoir of an ex-academic who traded professional security for a new start as a B&B owner in central Brighton.
The book, in recounting the true stories of sharing your house with thousands of strangers a year, offers essential reading to anyone contemplating a similar change of lifestyle. In also using people’s behaviour and conversations as a way of philosophising and commenting about life, the book will furthermore appeal generally to anyone interested in the foibles of human existence.
Many have speculated about leaving their jobs to start a new life, Zen and the Diary of a B&B Owner provides an entertaining account of the reality, along with additional musings set against the backdrop of (self-proclaimed) bohemian Brighton.

Chapters

Introduction
November - Please could I have a fork?
December - “London crew” to break my legs?
January - BBC types and leather bondage?
February - Allo, I am French.
March - “Axe-wielding, medicated, psycho nutter.”
April - Launderette irony.
May - Hemmeroid-injected meat.
June - Wedding night threesome?
July - Lesbians and tomatoes.
August - Are you a “Catty” or a “Protty?”
September - Don’t mention the Hitler.
October - Oh yes, the national star.
November Again - A full year!
Epilogue

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

292 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 4, 2009

Reviews

[Charle Brownton · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good entertaining read. Very funny in places and an insight into the reality of running a B&B. Many amusing anecdotes told by the owner who has a dry humourous take on his guests and the world. I bought on Kindle for a special introductory offer of £0.70.

[LibertyGal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amusing. Ever wondered what the guest house thinks about YOU?!