A Year in Provence
A Year in Provence is a 1989 bestselling autobiographical novel by Peter Mayle about his first year in Provence, and the local events and customs. It was adapted into a television miniseries starring John Thaw and Lindsay Duncan. Reviewers praised the book's honest style, wit[1] and its refreshing humor.[2] The book was turned into an equally popular radio version.
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[edit] Plot
Peter Mayle and his wife move to Provence, and are soon met with unexpectedly fierce weather, underground truffle dealers and unruly workers, who work around their normalement schedule.
[edit] Miniseries
The book was turned into a mini-series, starring Lindsay Duncan and John Thaw, with appearances from Alfred Molina and James Fleet amongst others. See: "A Year in Provence" (1993)
[edit] See also
The non-fiction sequels to this book by Peter Mayle are:
- Toujours Provence 1991
- Encore Provence 1999
- French Lessons 2001
See also (a movie based on this novel and a fiction novel Chasing Cezanne also by Peter Mayle):
- A Good Year 2006
