![]() To order a copy, please click on the book covers. The books are listed alphabetically (by author’s last name). ![]() Some are humour-filled tales of ex-pats trying to fit in, and others are reflections on the attraction of cultural differences. What is appealing about these books is that the authors have all visited more or less the same geography, yet each story is different. The following are some of the memoirs inspired by those who have chosen to settle in Provence for a period. However, the timing of his book and the humorous descriptions of ex-pat living in Provence resulted in skyrocketing sales. This book was published in 1989, so clearly, Mayle was far from the first to write about the region. Images of the Côte d’Azur have long covered the pages of travel magazines, but it was Mayle’s descriptions of bumbling through a home renovation in the arrière-pays (translation: backcountry or hinterland) that shifted our view beyond the coastline. For many, Peter Mayle’s best-selling novel A Year in Provencewas their introduction to the Provencal countryside. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |