Peter Mayle
Peter Mayle was a British author whose A Year in Provence became one of the most successful travel memoirs ever written, spawning an entire genre of expat lifestyle books. His warmly funny accounts of rural French life appealed to millions of readers dreaming of escape.
Works
- A Year in ProvenceBritish author's witty memoir of renovating a house and adjusting to rural Provence's charming quirks
- Toujours ProvenceSequel continuing Mayle's humorous observations of French country living and Provençal village eccentricities
- Encore ProvenceFinal Provence collection chronicling continued adventures with locals and reflections on adopted homeland
- Hotel PastisMayle's novel of a man taking over a Provence hotel and navigating its colorful guests and staff
- A Good YearEnglish businessman inherits French vineyard and learns lessons in life, love, and wine country charm