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Product Identifiers

PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100679441247

ISBN-139780679441243

eBay Product ID (ePID)338899

Product Key Features

Book TitleEncore Provence : New Adventures in the South of France

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1999

TopicEurope / France, Europe / General, Customs & Traditions

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Social Science

AuthorPeter Mayle

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight15.5 Oz

Item Length8.7 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN99-062335

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"[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 "Grab a Pastis and settle in for a scintillating rendezvous. Mayle's insights have never been more thoughtful." --San Francisco Chronicle "Delightful, amusing, and appealing." --The New York Times Book Review "Mayle's prose is, as ever, as pure and welcoming as a glass of the house wine at a Provençal cafe." --The Philadelphia Inquirer From the Trade Paperback edition., "[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 "Grab a Pastis and settle in for a scintillating rendezvous. Mayle's insights have never been more thoughtful." --San Francisco Chronicle "Delightful, amusing, and appealing." --The New York Times Book Review "Mayle's prose is, as ever, as pure and welcoming as a glass of the house wine at a Provençal cafe." --The Philadelphia Inquirer

Dewey Decimal944/.9

SynopsisAfter trying--what folly!--to live in other places, Peter Mayle is back in his beloved Provence. He celebrates his homecoming by sharing with us a whole new feast of adventures, discoveries, hilarities, and culinary treats, liberally seasoned with a joyous mix of Gallic characters. The pauses for refreshment include an unforgettable meal in a converted gas station, a rendezvous with the very best bouillabaisse, and visits to eventful weekly markets. But there is life after lunch, and we also discover a school for noses in Haute Provence, a gardener who grows black tomatoes, the secret of the oversexed butcher, a celebration of Alowine (Halloween) Provence-style, and the genetic effects of two thousand years of fois gras. There is a memorable tour of Marseille, a comprehensive lesson on olive oil, a search for the perfect cork-screw, and invaluable recommendations for splendid local cheeses, wines, honey, bread, country restaurants, and off-the-beaten-track places to stay. Never has Peter Mayle written with more unabashed pleasure about his heaven on earth.

LC Classification NumberDC611.P961M34 1999b