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  • A Year in Provence

  • Written by: Peter Mayle
  • Narrated by: Peter Mayle
  • Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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A Year in Provence

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Peter Mayle and his wife had been to Provence as tourists. They had dreamed of one day trading the long, grey winters and damp summers of England for the blue skies and sunshine of the coast of southern France. And then they made it happen. They moved into an old farmhouse at the foot of the Luberon mountains and embarked on a wonderful, if at times bewildering, new life.

Among their experiences that first year: being inundated with builders and visitors, grappling with the native accent, taking part in goat races and supervising the planting of a new vineyard.

Now, Peter Mayle personally recounts the pleasures and frustrations of Provençal life - sharing in a way no one else can, the unique and endearing culture that is Provence.

©1989 Peter Mayle (P)1991 Macmillan Audio
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" A Year in Provence is part memoir, part homeowner's manual, part travelogue, and all charming fun." (Amazon.com review)

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This is a very enjoyable book. Unfortunately this version is ridiculously abridged. Do yourself a favor and search out the book instead.

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