- Hardcover
- Publisher: Random House Value Publishing (May 13 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0517180111
- ISBN-13: 978-0517180112
- Shipping Weight: 449 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
British author Mayle shares his adventures in France's Midi in an enchanting book that stayed on PW 's hardcover bestseller list for 19 weeks. His new book, Acquired Tastes , will be published by Bantam in May.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
From Library Journal
For fans of his A Year in Provence ( LJ 4/1/90; "Best Books of 1990," LJ 1/91), Mayle is back with more amusing tales of "la vie en rose" in the south of France. Writing with affectionate humor, he recounts such adventures as sneaking through British customs with a suitcase full of expensive truffles and digging for gold coins in his backyard with his wily and greedy neighbor. He encounters truly French eccentrics like Regis, the athlete gourmet who wears a track suit to enjoy his meals, and the ambitious Monsieur Salques, the choirmaster of the singing toads of St. Panteleon who plans to celebrate the bicentennial of the French Revolution with an amphibian rendition of the "Marseillaise." Describing a memorable 50th-birthday picnic that ends in a sudden rainstorm, Mayle conjures up hilarious images in vivid prose: "Showing through a pair of once-white, once-opaque trousers, red-lettered knickers wished us all Merry Xmas." Recommended for all travel collections.
- Wilda Williams, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Wilda Williams, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Wish I did not get hardback!,
By snowblaze (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Toujours Provence (Paperback)
This book did not live up to Mayle's first book. It's like he's trying to cash in on that fame.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Goes well with Driving Over Lemons,
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This review is from: Toujours Provence (Paperback)
I loved nearly every page that I read. The chapter about Vogue and real estate didn't hold my interest quite the same as the other chapters but I won't fault the book for one off chapter. Anyone reading this series looking for another similar and equally good book to read, I highly recommend Driving Over Lemons.
5.0 out of 5 stars
peter mayle is great!,
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This review is from: Toujours Provence (Paperback)
i love everyone of peter mayle's books! If you like travel books, and havn't checked him out - you should!
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