- Hardcover: 241 pages
- Publisher: Knopf; 14th edition (May 28 1991)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0679402535
- ISBN-13: 978-0679402534
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #598,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
After writing A Year in Provence , Mayle and his family have made themselves at home in the Midi, as these new tales reveal. The British author infuses his adventures with natural humor, whether the subject is larking with Provencal pals, an epicurean diner sur l'herbe , the tangy wine of the countryside, a concert by Pavarotti. Each account is pure enchantment. But Mayle exhibits anger too, particularly when reporting on the undetectable wretch who sets fires impossible to contain during the season of the mistral. Overall, however, the book features the satisfactions of life with good friends and fresh discoveries in that lovely part of France. Reading about them is the next best thing to being in the Midi, where almost "every prospect pleases."
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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.
- Wilda Williams, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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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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