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A celebration of twenty-five years of Provençal living—of lessons learned and changes observed—with his final book Mayle has crafted a lasting love letter to his adopted home, marked by his signature warmth, wit, and humor.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43406072316082,"sku":"9781101974285","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781101974285_ece3dbdd-752a-4460-8263-7a732652dfca.jpg?v=1786017546"},{"product_id":"9780140279344","title":"Toujours Provence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA second idyllic helping of rural life in France from the bestselling author of the classic A YEAR IN PROVENCE. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSkulking through customs with a suitcase full of truffles, toads singing the Marseillaise, taking pastis lessons and finding gold at the bottom of the garden, you might think there is little time left for pleasures of the table.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTOUJOURS PROVENCE proves that while you might not be able to get away from it all, you can have fun trying.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Peter Mayle's idyllic portrait makes you almost taste the wonderful food and wine, feel the sun and balmy breezes' \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Anyone with any feel for the land and the people who lead their lives close to it will be enchanted' \u003ci\u003eYorkshire Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Splendidly amusing... filled with things which will help you to understand, at least in part, the glory of this wonderful place' Dirk Bogarde\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56224041304437,"sku":"9780140279344","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780140279344_86515c26-7910-4109-8e6e-690c0915a82b.jpg?v=1786011178"},{"product_id":"9780140242669","title":"Encore Provence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe third spellbinding volume in the series begun by \u003ci\u003eA Year in Provence\u003c\/i\u003e, ENCORE PROVENCE continues the account of an English couple's life abroad. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong other curiosities, explore a school for noses in Haute Provence, the mysterious death of an oversexed butcher, the quest for the finest bouillabaisse and an assortment of the characters who lie in wait in bars and on boules courts. 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