Sally Jay Gorce is a woman with a mission. It's the 1950s, she's young, and she's in Paris. Having dyed her hair pink and vowed to go native in a way not even the natives can manage, she's busy getting drunk, bedding men, losing money, losing jewellry, and losing God knows what. The Dud Avocado is the story of Sally Jay's rite of passage, a charming and hilarious novel that gained instant cult status on first publication and remains a timeless portrait of a woman hellbent on living.