Toujours Provence (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series) - Hardcover

Mayle, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1560542624 ISBN 13: 9781560542629

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 1991

Synopsis

The author introduces readers to some of the interesting characters found in the city of Provence--a disgraced gendarme, a gourmet in a track suit, and a man whose ambition is to make toads sing

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From the Inside Flap:

offers us another funny and beautiful book about life in Provence. Here is a heart-warming portrait of a place where, if you can't quite "get away from it all," you can surely have the best of times trying.
From the Trade Paperback edition.

About the Author:

Author Peter Mayle spent fifteen years in the advertising business before escaping Madison Avenue in 1975 to write books. His work has been translated into seventeen languages, and he has contributed to a variety of newspapers and magazines. A Year in Provence won the British Book Awards' "Best Travel Book of the Year." He and his wife live in Provence. Patrick Macnee was born in 1922 in London, England. He first appeared on stage and made his film debut as an extra in Pygmalion. After World War II, he resumed his stage and film career, with bit parts such as Young Jacob Marley in Scrooge. The role that brought him worldwide fame and popularity was the part of John Steed, in the classic British television series The Avengers. During the 1980s and 1990s, he became a familiar face on American television in such series as Gavilan, Empire, Thunder in Paradise and Night Man. Patrick has recorded a number of audiobooks including eight of Jack Higgins' thrillers and Peter Mayle's Toujours Provence.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 1560542624
• ISBN 13: 9781560542629
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 313