A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle

A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle

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In this work for armchair and actual travellers alike, the author records the events of a year in Provence, from foie gras and burst pipes in January, through the Tour de France preparations, the grape "vendange" and the mushroom season, to the Christmas gastronomic splurge.

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A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle

' ... among the vines stood an old stone farmhouse, weathered by wind and sun to a colour somewhere between honey and pale grey. In the afternoon sun, with the wooden shutters half closed like sleepy eyelids, it was irresistible ...' A life long dream to live in Provence becomes reality in this funny, evocative and spellbinding account of an idyll (and how to build one ..!)
Peter Mayle is the author of A YEAR IN PROVENCE (winner of the Thomas Cook award), TOUJOURS PROVENCE and several novels (HOTEL PASTIS, ANYTHING CONSIDERED and CHASING CEZANNE, all published by Penguin. He lives in Provence.
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ISBN 13 9780140279337
ISBN 10 0140279334
Title A Year in Provence
Author Peter Mayle
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1999-06-03
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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