A year in Provence
Mayle, Peter2000
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A lifelong dream to live in Provence becomes reality in this funny, evocative and spellbinding account of an idyll - including how to build it! Peter Mayle's story is now continued in Toujours Provence and Encore Provence. Enjoy an irresistible feast of humour and discover the joys of French rural living with Peter Mayle's bestselling, much-loved account of 'A Year In Provence'. Peter Mayle and his wife did what most of us only imagine doing when they made their long-cherished dream of a life abroad a reality: throwing caution to the wind, they bought a glorious two hundred year-old farmhouse in the Lubron Valley and began a new life. In a year that begins with a marathon lunch and continues with a host of gastronomic delights, they also survive the unexpected and often hilarious curiosities of rural life. From mastering the local accent and enduring invasion by bumbling builders, to discovering the finer points of boules and goat-racing, all the earthy pleasures of Provenal life are conjured up in this enchanting portrait.
Main title:
A year in Provence / Peter Mayle ; illustrations by Judith Clancy.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2000.
Collation:
210p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton, 1989.
ISBN:
9780140296037 (pbk)
Dewey class:
944.90838092
Language:
English
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BRN:
1928884