NATIONAL BESTSELLERTaking up where his beloved A Year in Provence leaves off, Peter Mayle offers us another funny, beautifully (and deliciously) evocative book about life in Provence. With tales only one who lives there could know—of finding gold coins while digging in the garden, of indulging in sumptuous feasts at truck stops—and with characters introduced with great affection and wit—the gendarme fallen from grace, the summer visitors ever trying the patience of even the most genial Provençaux, the straightforward dog "Boy"—Toujours Provence is a heart-warming portrait of a place where, if you can't quite "get away from it all," you can surely have a very good time trying.
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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.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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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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By Charmaine
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After having travelled to Paris,France a few years ago, I have become obsessed with all things French. I read Peter Mayle's "A Year in Provence" and became captured by his fabulous honesty and humour of everyday life in Provence. I couldn't wait to come across other books written by him and then I discovered Amazon. Yes I a bit older and it took me some time to discover Amazon.
His characters become well loved neighbours and friends to the reader. He keeps you captivated and you want to find out what he is up to next. Always a good laugh and who couldn't use a smile in their day?
His characters become well loved neighbours and friends to the reader. He keeps you captivated and you want to find out what he is up to next. Always a good laugh and who couldn't use a smile in their day?
By snowblaze
Format:Paperback
This book did not live up to Mayle's first book. It's like he's trying to cash in on that fame.
By Sarah Sammis
Format: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.
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peter mayle is great!
i love everyone of peter mayle's books! If you like travel books, and havn't checked him out - you should!
Published on Aug 27 2003 by nh
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The South of France at Your Fingertips
I actually read Toujours Provence before the first of the series, A Year in Provence, and loved it! I hadn't ever thought of throwing it all in and moving to the South of France... Read more
Published on May 14 2003 by Christy Suzanne
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Escapist fun! 4 1/2 stars
I am surprised and delighted to say that I enjoyed this even more than the first book in the Provence series. Read more
Published on Mar 13 2003 by Romantic Anna
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Almost As Good as Being There.
Like Provence, Mayle continues to charm with further adventures from the land of food, wine, and sunshine. Read more
Published on Jun 13 2002 by Brett Benner
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Simply delightful!
Now this is a book to take in the car! Mayle returns to Provence and, unconfined by his self-imposed chronological organization of A Year in Provence, which went month-by-month,... Read more
Published on Jan 31 2002 by Kevin W. Parker
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A Second Helping......Bon Appetit!
If you've ventured through my reviews previous to this you know of my deep seated love and enthusiasm for Mr. Mayle's first novel " A Year In Provence". Read more
Published on Oct 28 2001 by douglas barton
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Toujours Provence
Another "le home run" by Peter Mayle. He makes the reader feel that he or she is right by his side as he discovers new restaurants, goes to market, or takes part in a... Read more
Published on July 4 2001 by P. Lassak
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Wonderfully wry British wit.
Peter Mayle has written a very entertaining view of rural French people and life in Provence. His view contrasts sharply with the idea most Americans have of that region -- very... Read more
Published on Jun 6 2001 by Charles K. Munroe
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Wonderfully wry British wit.
Peter Mayle has written a very entertaining view of rural French people and life in Provence. His view contrasts sharply with the idea most Americans have of that region -- very... Read more
Published on Jun 6 2001 by Charles K. Munroe
3.0 out of 5 stars
Encore Provence!
A beautiful follow up to A year in Provence. Continues on the hilarious insights into French country life. Read more
Published on May 8 2001 by Noel Molloy
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