Peter Mayle

The author continues his celebration of Provence in a new collection of culinary delights, profiles of colorful Gallic characters, and personal observations

New Adventures in the South of France

Encore Provence

Having lost his biggest client to an unscrupulous boss, Max Skinner journeys to Provence to inspect a vineyard he has inherited and finds additional challenges in the vineyard's inferior wine and a California woman's claim on the estate. By the author of Anything Considered. Reissue. 100,000 first printing. (A Fox 2000 Pictures film, directed by Ridley Scott, releasing Fall 2006, starring Russell Crowe, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marion Cotillard, Tom Hollander, & Didier Bourdon) (General Fiction)

A Good Year

Offers a culinary tour of France in search of the perfect country bistro, village market, omelette, and bottle of wine.

Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew

French Lessons

The unfailingly popular author of A Year in Provence blends crime and French cuisine in a delectable farce in which a photographer to the rich and famous stumbles onto an art scam in Provence. 125,000 first printing. Reprint.

Chasing Cézanne

Tired and fed up, tycoon Simon Shaw seeks refuge in Provence, where he encounters a pretty Frenchwoman who lures him into purchasing a little hotel that proves far more troublesome than quaint. Reprint. 150,000 first printing.

A Novel of Provence

Hotel Pastis

The beloved author Peter Mayle, champion of all things Provence, here in a final volume of all new writing, offers vivid recollections from his twenty-five years in the South of France--lessons learned, culinary delights enjoyed, and changes observed. Twenty-five years ago, Peter Mayle and his wife, Jennie, were rained out of a planned two weeks on the C�te d'Azur. In search of sunlight, they set off for Aix-en-Provence; enchanted by the world and life they found there, they soon decided to uproot their lives in England and settle in Provence. They have never looked back. As Mayle tells us, a cup of caf� might now cost three euros--but that price still buys you a front-row seat to the charming and indelible parade of village life. After the coffee, you might drive to see a lavender field that has bloomed every year for centuries, or stroll through the ancient history that coexists alongside Marseille's metropolitan bustle. Modern life may have seeped into sleepy Provence, but its magic remains. With his signature warmth, wit, and humor--and twenty-five years of experience--Peter Mayle is a one-of-a-kind guide to the continuing appeal of Provence. This thoughtful, vivid exploration of life well-lived, � la Provence, will charm longtime fans and a new generation of readers alike.

Reflections on Then and Now

My Twenty-Five Years in Provence

An English expatriate living in France, Bennett is hired by Julian Poe, an entrepreneur out to corner the lucrative truffle market, and finds himself coping with underworld crime, the gorgeous Anna, village busybodies, and an unusual order of monks

Anything Considered

Edward Koren

A short gift book about the world seen through a dog's eyes. The dog in question is Boy, a pure-bred paranoid, labouring under delusions of grandeur combined with an acute persecution complex that manifests itself at inconvenient moments.

A Dog's Life

Unable to resist an exciting job offer in Marseille, Sam and Elena find their happy return to the region's coastal sunshine and delectable cuisine challenged by an increasingly violent competition for waterfront property. By the author of The Vintage Caper. 100,000 first printing.

The Marseille Caper

When the exclusive wine collection of a rich Hollywood lawyer is stolen by a cultivated thief, former lawyer and connoisseur Sam Levitt follows leads from Bordeaux to Provence while receiving assistance from a beautiful French colleague. By the award-winning author of A Year in Provence.

The Vintage Caper

A personal description of Provencal life as seen through the eyes of the author and his wife when they move into an old farmhouse at the foot of the Luberon mountains between Avignon and Aix.

A Year in Provence

Gerard Auzet

A behind-the-scenes look at the art of French breadmaking includes sixteen recipes from the award-winning Provencal baker, Gerard Auzet, and includes tips for adapting recipes to the American kitchen.

Breadmaking Secrets, Tips, and Recipes

Confessions of a French Baker

Simon Shaw is 42, freshly divorced and tired. As he surveys the desolation of his former home in the wake of his ex-wife, he yearns for a life free of complications. But somehow a short break in the warm seductive air of Provence quickly turns into something more.

Describes the reproductive process from intercourse to birth.

The Facts of Life Without Any Nonsense and with Illustrations

Where Did I Come From?

An informative resource on Provence includes nearly two hundred alphabetically organized entries on such subjects as architecture, expatriates, Aix-en-Provence, Provencal linguistic oddities, and local legends and lore.

Provence A-Z

A second idyllic helping of rural life in France from the bestselling author of the classic A YEAR IN PROVENCE. Skulking through customs with a suitcase full of truffles, toads singing the Marseillaise, taking pastis lessons and finding gold at the bottom of the garden, you might think there is little time left for pleasures of the table. TOUJOURS PROVENCE proves that while you might not be able to get away from it all, you can have fun trying. 'Peter Mayle's idyllic portrait makes you almost taste the wonderful food and wine, feel the sun and balmy breezes' Sunday Express 'Anyone with any feel for the land and the people who lead their lives close to it will be enchanted' Yorkshire Evening Post 'Splendidly amusing... filled with things which will help you to understand, at least in part, the glory of this wonderful place' Dirk Bogarde

Toujours Provence

" Anglais, libre de toute attache, la trentaine, présentant bien, parlant français couramment, cherche poste intéressant même si inhabituel, de préférence entre Aix et Avignon. Etudie toute proposition sauf mariage. " C'est avec cette bouteille à la mer publiée dans le Herald Tribune que Bennett, héros atypique aux goûts de luxe et aux ressources de chômeur, va être entraîné dans une aventure étourdissante et croiser en quelques semaines un lord plutôt louche, un truand corse, un détective à la retraite, un bandit estonien, une ex-petite amie, un garde du corps japonais... entre autres. La malice, l'humour et le sens de l'aventure insolite sont au rendez-vous de ce roman écrit par l'auteur de Une année en Provence.

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Le diamant noir

Bor, mámor, Provence

Max Skinner is a man at the heart of London's financial universe until his employers embark on a little asset-stripping of their own. Himself. Amid the grey London drizzle, there is one potential ray of sunshine: Max's Uncle Harry has left him his estate in his will - an eighteenth-century chateau and vineyard an hour's drive from Avignon. Out of a job, and encouraged by his friend Charlie about the money in modern wine, he heads for France. What Max discovers is a beautiful house, wonderful weather and a bustling village. The downside is the quality of the wine in his vineyard, but when Max suggests calling in an expert, Roussel, a former employee of his uncle's, is resistant. Help is at hand, however, when a beautiful blonde Californian arrives unexpectedly at the chateau. Peter Mayle's delightful novel will enchant the audiences who bought A YEAR IN PROVENCE and TOUJOURS PROVENCE in their millions.

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