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Peter Mayle
Bennett is a drifter averse to hard work, attracted to the good life in the South of France and willing to try anything for easy money, so he places a…
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The bestsellling author of A Year in Provence and Hotel Pastis now surveys his territory from a differnt vantage point: the all-fours perspective of his dog, Boy– a dog whose…
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Encore Provence continues the account of an Englishman’s life abroad.
A diverting and witty crime novel by the renowned author of A Year in Provence.
When a Riviera socialite’s diamonds are stolen–the latest in a string of seemingly unconnected but ever-more-audacious jewelry heists across France–Elena flies in to investigate the insurance claim. It’s a trip…
THE FACTS OF LIFE WITHOUT ANY NONSENSE AND WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.
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Peter Mayle answers questions on puberty.
The author describes his experiences when he and his wife moved to a two-hundred-year-old French farmhouse, and shares his observations on the people and culture of Provence.
Set in Hollywood, Paris, Bordeaux, and Marseille, Mayle’s newest and most delightful novel is filled with culinary delights, sumptuous wines, and colorful characters.
With the same epigrammatic wit and epicurean savvy that made his five previous books national bestsellers, the author of A Year in Provence and Anything Considered whisks readers back to…
What kind of person is a snail-fancier? Is there a brotherhood of sausage connoisseurs? How can you devote an entire weekend to the French fry? Peter Mayle finds out and…
Lovable rogue and sleuth extraordinaire Sam Levitt is back, in another light- hearted mystery set in the south of France.
The author of the beloved bestseller A Year In Provence offers readers another funny, beautifully evocative book about life in the picturesque French town–a heartwarming place where, if you can’t…
Written for preteens, this book candidly answer questions about puberty and the changes happening to their bodies. The illustrated format makes it very approachable.
The author samples the best that life can offer, from handmade shoes and limousine etiquette, to the art of keeping a mistress in style and the world’s best caviar.
Offers a culinary tour of France in search of the perfect country bistro, village market, omelette, and bottle of wine.
Originally published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
With his national bestsellers A Year in Provence and Toujours Provence, Peter Mayle gave new meaning to the phrase great escape . Now he has written a delightful novel of…
In his most delightful foray into the wonders of Provencal life, Mayle returns to France and puts behind him cholesterol worries, shopping by phone, California wines, and other concerns that…
From the bestselling author of Chasing Cezanne comes a satisfying and delectable novel that portrays the sensual wonders of Provence while it tells a fascinating tale of the hugely lucrative…
An international and beloved bestselling classic, Where Did I Come From? helps parents and their curious children get up close and personal with the intimate world of human sexuality. Told…
When billionaire Francis Reboul finds himself on the wrong side of a Russian tycoon, he’s fortunate to have vacationing friends Sam Levitt and Elena Morales on hand to help him…
A funny–and often hilarious–month-by-month account of the charms and frustrations of moving into an old French farmhouse in Provence and adapting to a very different way of life.
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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…
Peter Mayle and his wife did what most of us only imagine doing when they made their long-cherished dream of a life abroad a reality: throwing caution to the wind…
A novel of wine, women and sun with a plot that offers more twists than a corkscrew. This is a captivating new novel from the internationally bestselling author of A…
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Describes the reproductive process from intercourse to birth.
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My Twenty-Five Years in Provence: Reflections on Then and Now by Peter Mayle: Conversation Starters
Knopf publishing house releaes the last book of the late veteran author Peter Mayle entitled…
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A tour of France, presented through the writings of thirty-three British and American authors, past and present, including Peter Mayle, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, M. F. K. Fisher, Paul Theroux…
