Toujours Provence, 9780679736042
Paperback
Life in Provence: food, fun, and the occasional gold coin.

Toujours Provence

$33.15

  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    2 June 1992

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Summary

Toujours Provence: An Enchanting Escape Back to Southern France

Taking up where his beloved A Year in Provence leaves off, Peter Mayle offers us another funny, beautifully (and deliciously) evocative book about life in Provence. With tales only one who lives there could know—of finding gold coins while digging in the garden, of indulging in sumptuous feasts at truck stops—and with characters introduced with great affection and wit—the gendarme fallen from grace, the summer …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780679736042
ISBN-10:0679736042
Series:Vintage Departures
Author:Peter Mayle
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Random House USA Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:2 June 1992
Weight:210g
Dimensions:201mm x 134mm x 17mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Light and loving … a welcoming, happy book.” —San Francisco Chronicle“Like returning to a country inn, where you know the owner, where they save your favorite room for you, and the bartender remembers what you drink… . Provence has been fortunate in its laureates.” —The New York Times Book Review“Peter Mayle [is] something of a wonder … chronicling the scene around him in irresistible prose … the joys of a bountiful climate, brilliant sun and a splendid cuisine.” —Time

About The Author

Peter Mayle

Peter Mayle is the author of fifteen books, nine of them novels, including the beloved bestseller A Year in Provence. A recipient of the Légion d’Honneur from the French government for his cultural contributions, he lived in Provence with his wife, Jennie, for more than twenty-five years. Mayle died in 2018.

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