Provence A-Z
by Peter Mayle
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Author: Peter MayleEdition: Hardcover
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Published: 2006-10-31
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Knopf
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Summary: 5 Stars
Mayle's first book on Province was the first I purchased that he wrote. For many reasons it was a great success and I too enjoyed it thoroughly. I purchased several others over time and found them deteriorating per "too much of the same thing". Yet, this book is just delightful! While similar in theme, it's refreshing and fun to read.
This one is comprised of a number of vignettes on highly varied topics about Provence, arranged as a dictionary in alphabetic order - thus the tile. A few small drawings are inserted here and there for artistic emphasis. No topic is more than two pages. Many are much shorter. Placed on a coffee table, by the bedside or in a guest room, it would readily be a book someone could pick up for a few minutes (or awhile) and immediately be entertained if they had even passing interest in the South of France .
It's light reading, in the same Mayle style. There's tongue-in-cheek humor in places and always in good taste. Speaking of taste, it even includes a few (but no too many) recipes for some traditional items that define French cooking. I'd say buy it!
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