5/22/2023 0 Comments Author of a year in provence![]() ![]() Theyh have been translated into more than 20 languages. ![]() Several more Provence-inspired books followed. It was named Best Travel Book of the Year by British Book Awards in 1989, who also picked Mayle as Author of the Year in 1992. ![]() A Year in Provence transports us into all the earthy pleasures of Provençal life and lets us live vicariously at a tempo governed by seasons, not by days”. 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. ![]() National Bestseller summed it up this way: “In this witty and warm-hearted account, Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realise 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. It was adapted into a mini-series by the BBC starring John Thaw and was credited with opening up a market for such other expatriate stories as Frances Mayes's Under the Tuscan Sun. It turned out to be a roaring success, selling millions of copies throughout the world, though it started with a print run of 3,000 copies only. The result was A Year in Provence, which was published in 1989. 'A Year in Provence' by Peter Mayle Editions Penguin Books ![]()
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