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Encore Provence: Summary and book reviews of Encore Provence by Peter Mayle, plus links to an excerpt from Encore Provence and a biography of Peter Mayle.

Encore Provence

Encore Provence
New Adventures in the South of France
by Peter Mayle
Hardcover: Jun 1999,
256 pages.
Paperback: Apr 2000,
240 pages.

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After 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.

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  New York Time Book Review
Delightful, amusing, and appealing.

  People Magazine
Mayle is the antidote to an over-wired age and its dot-commandoes....The ground may be a bit well-worn, but c'est la vie.

  Kirkus Reviews
Mayle's continuing love affair with Provence takes him back to familiar themes but continues to yield fresh insights. . .

  Kirkus Reviews
Mayle's continuing love affair with Provence takes him back to familiar themes but continues to yield fresh insights. . .

  Publishers Weekly
[T]he British author's fans will be pleased that he decided to return to his adopted homeland, for his writing is as charming and witty as ever.

  Publishers Weekly
[T]he British author's fans will be pleased that he decided to return to his adopted homeland, for his writing is as charming and witty as ever.

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