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MPN
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ISBN
0394572300
Book Title
Year in Provence
Item Length
8.5in
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Year
1990
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0.8in
Author
Peter Mayle
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Social Science
Topic
Europe / France, General, Customs & Traditions
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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They had been there often as tourists. They had cherished the dream of someday living all year under the Provencal sun. And suddenly it happened. Here is the month-by-month account of the charms and frustrations that Peter Mayle and his wife -- and their two large dogs -- experience their first year in the remote country of the Luberon restoring a two-centuries-old stone farmhouse that they bought on sight. From coping in January with the first mistral, which comes howling down from the Rhone Valley and wreaks havoc with the pipes, to dealing as the months go by with the disarming promises and procrastination of the local masons and plumbers, Peter Mayle delights us with his strategies for survival. He relishes the growing camaraderie with his country neighbors -- despite the rich, soupy, often impenetrable patois that threatens to separate them. He makes friends with boar hunters and truffle hunters, a man who eats foxes, and another who bites dentists; he discovers the secrets of handicapping racing goats and of disarming vipers. And he comes to dread the onslaught of tourists who disrupt his tranquillity. In this often hilarious, seductive book Peter Mayle manages to transport us info all the earthy pleasures of Provencal life and lets us live vicariously in a tempo governed by seasons, not by days. George Lang, who was smitten, suggests: "Get a glass of marc, lean back in your most comfortable chair, and spend a delicious year in Provence."

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0394572300
ISBN-13
9780394572307
eBay Product ID (ePID)
768945

Product Key Features

Book Title
Year in Provence
Author
Peter Mayle
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Europe / France, General, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
1990
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Social Science
Number of Pages
224 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.9in
Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Weight
14.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Dc611.P961m38 1990
Publication Date
1990-04-28
Reviews
"I really loved this book. Having spent several seasons in the backcountry of Provence myself, I found myself laughing in recognition of the Provencal explanation, for example, of an unusually cold winter: it was simply that the cold had all slipped down from Russia because the land had flattened between there and Provence. Then the raucous rebuilding of their house, and their plumbing, and the middle-aged plumber himself, who plays the clarinet at home, and will party of an evening, whirling his wife around the dance floor until six in the morning. The wonderful local meals Mayle describes, with pates and hams and mammoth stews, and olives, and sausages, and slabs of country bread to wipe up the sauce while cleaning the plates for the next course. It takes the friendly eye and ear of a sympathetic foreigner to penetrate and then bring alive the unique and endearing culture that is Provence. This book will give you many a chuckle when you know the country, and will certainly prepare you to enjoy it if you don't.", I really loved this book. Having spent several seasons in the backcountry of Provence myself, I found myself laughing in recognition of the Provencal explanation, for example, of an unusually cold winter: it was simply that the cold had all slipped down from Russia because the land had flattened between there and Provence. Then the raucous rebuilding of their house, and their plumbing, and the middle-aged plumber himself, who plays the clarinet at home, and will party of an evening, whirling his wife around the dance floor until six in the morning. The wonderful local meals Mayle describes, with pates and hams and mammoth stews, and olives, and sausages, and slabs of country bread to wipe up the sauce while cleaning the plates for the next course. It takes the friendly eye and ear of a sympathetic foreigner to penetrate and then bring alive the unique and endearing culture that is Provence. This book will give you many a chuckle when you know the country, and will certainly prepare you to enjoy it if you don't.
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Lccn
89-038475
Dewey Decimal
944'.920838
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes

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  • by lindajhyde
    Jan 07, 2010

    An absolutely delightful book

    I liked the fact that Peter Mayle left himself as much out of the narrative as possible, while still telling a first person story. He focused solely on the Provencal personality and culture, describing it in a fond, puzzled, jocular sort of way that shows he enjoys humanity in general. The stories ran from charming to hilarious. Not wishing to bother the citizens of Provence with a visit from one more tourist (unless I get the chance at some point!), I am content to read about them. I enjoyed it so much, that I turned around and read it again. And then I bought it so that I could share it with my family (I read someone else's copy). I shall head for the sequel next.

  • by ret10-31
    Apr 28, 2020

    Year in Provence

    Funny, informative and well written.

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  • by amstuart
    Jul 05, 2006

    A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle

    This is the book that started the addiction to Mayle's Provence books. Articulate, descriptive language full of similes and humor describe his first year in Provence, the country, the culture, the lifestyle. I devoured this book and then starved until the next one arrived.

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