"Delightful." --"The Washington Post" "Get a glass of marc, lean back in your most comfortable chair, and spend a delicious year in Provence." --George Lang "Engaging, funny and richly appreciative." --"The New York Times Book Review" "Stylish, witty, delightfully readable." --"The Sunday Times" (London) "Fascinating." --"Christian Science Monitor" "I really loved this book." --Julia Child

Peter Mayle spent fifteen years in the advertising business, first as a copywriter and then as a reluctant executive, before escaping Madison Avenue in 1975 to write books. His work has been translated into seventeen languages, and he has contributed to the "London Sunday Times, the Financial Times, " and the "Independent, " as well as "Gentlemen's Quarterly" and "Esquire."A Year in Provence won the British Book Awards "Best Travel Book of the Year." Peter Mayle and his wife live in Provence.