Good Year (film tie-in)

Sat, 18 May 2024 12:24:03 +0000

Max Skinner is a man at the heart of London’s financial universe until his employers embark on a little asset-stripping of their own. Himself. Amid the grey London drizzle, there is one potential ray of sunshine: Max’s Uncle Harry has left him his estate in his will — an eighteenth-century chateau and vineyard an hour’s drive from Avignon. Out of a job, and encouraged by his friend Charlie about the money in modern wine, he heads for France.What Max discovers is a beautiful house, wonderful weather and a bustling village. The downside is the quality of the wine in his vineyard, but when Max suggests calling in an expert, Roussel, a former employee of his uncle’s, is resistant. Help is at hand, however, when a beautiful blonde Californian arrives unexpectedly at the chateau. Peter Mayle’s delightful novel will enchant the audiences who bought A Year in Provence and Toujours Provence in their millions.

A Year in Provence

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 07:58:03 +0000

The bestselling, much-loved classic account of an English couple escaping to enjoy the fruits of French rural summer living — an irresistible feast of humour and heart.Peter Mayle and his wife did what most of us only imagine doing when they made their long-cherished dream of a life abroad a reality: throwing caution to the wind, they bought a glorious two hundred year-old farmhouse in the Luberon Valley and began a new life.In a year that begins with a marathon lunch and continues with a host of gastronomic delights, they also survive the unexpected and often hilarious curiosities of rural life. From mastering the local accent and enduring invasion by bumbling builders, to discovering the finer points of boules and goat-racing, all the earthy pleasures of Provencal life are conjured up in this enchanting portrait.Ставший бестселлером, всеми любимый классический рассказ об английской паре, сбежавшей, чтобы насладиться плодами летней жизни во французской сельской местности — неотразимый праздник юмора и сердечности.Питер Мэйл и его жена сделали то, о чем большинство из нас только догадывается, воплотив в реальность свою давнюю мечту о жизни за границей: отбросив осторожность, они купили великолепный двухсотлетний фермерский дом в долине Люберон и начали новую жизнь.В течение года, который начинается с обеда-марафона и продолжается множеством гастрономических изысков, они также переживают неожиданные и часто веселые курьезы сельской жизни. От овладения местным акцентом и стойкого вторжения неуклюжих строителей до знакомства с тонкостями игры в буль и козьих бегов — все земные радости провансальской жизни воплощены в этом очаровательном портрете.Книга на английском языке.

Mayle, Peter — Knigausa Bookstore: Russian Books

Good Year (film tie-in)

A Year in Provence