A Year in Provence - (Vintage Departures) by Peter Mayle (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A funny--and often hilarious--month-by-month account of the charms and frustrations of moving into an old French farmhouse in Provence and adapting to a very different way of life.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>NATIONAL BESTSELLER </b>- <b>In this witty and warm-hearted account, Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realize a long-cherished dream and actually move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Lubéron with his wife and two large dogs.</b> <p/> He endures January's frosty mistral as it comes howling down the Rhône Valley, discovers the secrets of goat racing through the middle of town, and delights in the glorious regional cuisine.<i> A Year in Provence</i> transports us into all the earthy pleasures of Provençal life and lets us live vicariously at a tempo governed by seasons, not by days.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Delightful. --<i>The Washington Post</i></p><p>Get a glass of marc, lean back in your most comfortable chair, and spend a delicious year in Provence. --George Lang</p><p>Engaging, funny and richly appreciative. --<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></p><p>Stylish, witty, delightfully readable. --<i>The Sunday Times</i> (London)</p><p>Fascinating. --<i>Christian Science Monitor</i></p><p>I really loved this book. --Julia Child</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Peter Mayle is the author of fifteen books, nine of them novels, including the beloved bestseller <i>A Year in Provence</i>. A recipient of the Légion d'Honneur from the French government for his cultural contributions, he lived in Provence with his wife, Jennie, for more than twenty-five years. Mayle died in 2018.
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