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Provence A-Z

A Francophile's Essential Handbook

Provence A-Z( )
Author: Mayle, Peter
ISBN:978-1-299-21487-3
Publication Date:Jan 2014
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint:Vintage
Book Format:Ebook
List Price:USD $2.97
Book Description:

No one knows Provence like beloved author Peter Mayle, and in this delightful collection--adapted from "Provence A-Z: A Francophile's Essential Handbook"--he distills his decades of living in France into ten essential lessons for visitors. Abandoning the well-trodden "best of" routes that can be found in any tourist guide, Mayle highlights local features vital to an authentic ProvenCal experience. From ruminations on the unique charms of each season to the art of the siesta, Mayle...
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Mayle, Peter (Author)
Peter Mayle was born in Brighton, England on June 14, 1939. He began his career in advertising as a copywriter and rose to the executive ranks, but left advertising in 1975 to write educational books, including a series on sex education for children and young adults. His educational books including Where Did I Come From? and What's Happening to Me?

His travel memoir, A Year in Provence, received the British Book Awards' Best Travel Book of the Year in 1990 and was adapted into a television mini-series. His other nonfiction books included Toujours Provence, Encore Provence, Provence A-Z, and French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork and Corkscrew. His fiction books included The Marseille Caper, The Corsican Caper, and A Good Year, which was adapted into a 2006 film of the same name starring Russell Crowe and Marion Cotillard. Mayle died on January 18, 2018 at the age of 78.

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