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A Year in Provence
- Narrated by: Peter Mayle
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
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A Year in Provence
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Publisher's Summary
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.
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- Juan Manuel Villalpando Berumen
- 2022-04-08
More like Half a Year In Provence
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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- marlowe
- 2015-03-30
Ban abridged versions
I love this story in its full length. I was not paying attention when I got this version and am irritated when I listen to it. The edits are very abrupt and part of the enjoyment of this book is meandering through their year, not racing through like a fire sale.
It would be 5 star unabridged.
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23 people found this helpful
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- Amy
- 2016-09-27
Awful editing
Love the story. Love the writing. Love the narration.
Horrid, awful, sudden, jerking editing. There is no pause between stories or chapters. It's disconcerting. Like whiplash.
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12 people found this helpful
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- scheye1
- 2020-01-12
Only includes the first three chapters
Why didn’t I look closer before purchasing this audiobook? Who knows, but I didn’t expect it to only include one fourth of the book.
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5 people found this helpful
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- cathcathnz
- 2022-07-15
Absolutely delightful!
I did not know what to expect out of this book, but I am so glad that I gave it a shot. I loved everything about it, most especially the characters in it. I found myself wishing that I could meet them and just enjoy everything. It has sad bits but they are told with such a wonderful hint of humor that you just smile. Thank you for sharing this wonderful story with everyone that reads this or listens to it I should say. I can only imagine how wonderful your own personal spot of France please
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- Susan E
- 2022-06-11
A perfect book
Even if you never go to Provence yu will enjoy this book. It is very entertaining.
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- Amazon Aficionado
- 2022-05-24
Warning: may lead to a house purchase in Provence
I’m walking the Camino de Santiago right now. A friend I just made on the CAMINO mentioned this book. He’s an American but it’s why he bought a home in Provence. It sparked my interest. The book by Audible is phenomenal, very funny and wonderful to listen to while walking the Camino! Highly recommended! Now I need a house in Provence too, But I can dream….
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- kaking
- 2022-04-17
Delightful
Terrific narrative of a long visit in France. I throughly enjoyed the authors sense of humor.
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1 person found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-08-09
A Year in Provence
Maybe this book would have been interesting, or at least better, if I had read it as opposed to listening to the audio-book. I couldn't get past 30 minutes because it is pretentious tripe, at least as read by the author.
I would not recommend this to anyone.
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- JAM
- 2023-09-03
Still enjoyable
A charming memoir to revisit! Returning to Provence with Peter Mayle’s narration was enjoyable—it’s filled with great food, wine and colorful local characters.
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- Rosario B. Nanagas
- 2023-06-13
Hilarious and wonderful!
What a delightful story! So well written and performed by an expert! A must-listen for all!
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