A year in Provence / Peter Mayle ; illustrations by Judith Clancy
By: Mayle, Peter.
Contributor(s): Clancy, Judith [(ill.)]
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Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, 1991Edition: 1st Vintage ed.Description: 207 p. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0679731148.Subject(s): Mayle, Peter -- Homes and haunts -- France -- Provence | Provence (France) -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 944.920838 Summary: In this witty and warm-hearted account, Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realize a long-cherished dream and actually move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Luberon with his wife and two large dogs. He endures January's frosty mistral as it comes howling down the Phone Valley, discovers the secrets of goat racing through the middle of town, and delights in the glorious cuisine. A Year in Provence transports us into all the earthly pleasures of Provencal life and lets us live vicariously at a tempo governed by seasons, not by days. - Back cover.
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| Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TU |
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In this witty and warm-hearted account, Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realize a long-cherished dream and actually move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Luberon with his wife and two large dogs. He endures January's frosty mistral as it comes howling down the Phone Valley, discovers the secrets of goat racing through the middle of town, and delights in the glorious cuisine. A Year in Provence transports us into all the earthly pleasures of Provencal life and lets us live vicariously at a tempo governed by seasons, not by days. - Back cover.