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Max Skinner, man about town and successful City slicker, finds himself suddenly redundant and instead of rejoining the rat race he has an opportunity to start a new life when he finds he has inherited an 18th century vineyard in Provence. It sounds ideal but life has a habit of surprising even...

From the moment Peter Mayle and his wife, Jennie, uprooted their lives in England and crossed the Channel permanently, they never looked back. Here the beloved author of A Year in Provence pays tribute to the most endearing and enduring aspects of his life in France—the charming and indelible...

Skulking 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. Toujours Provence proves that while you might not be able to get away from it all, you can have fun trying.

Tomorrow night, just before you go to bed, creep into the kitchen very, very quietly. Go up to the fridge, and don't make a sound. Once you meet Chilly Billy and hear of his adventures inside the refrigerator, you'll never open the fridge door in quite the same way again. Chilly Billy is a fun and lovable character you won't soon forget.

Simon Shaw, a rumpled, fortyish English advertising executive, has decided to leave it all behind, and heads of to France to transform an abandoned police station in the LubEron into a small but world-class hotel. On his side, Simon has a loyal majordomo and a French business partner who is as practical as she is ravishing. But he hasn't counted on the malignant local journalist—or on the mauvaise types who have chosen the neighboring village as the site of their latest bank robbery. 

Rok v Provenci je první částí volné trilogie vonící levandulí a chutnající po těch nejvybranějších lahůdkách a nejlepším víně. Chronologicky popisuje rok jednoho Brita, který se rozhodl přestěhovat do malé vesnice v malebné francouzské oblasti Provence. S anglickým humorem v jeho nejlaskavější podobě nás autor seznamuje s radostmi i úskalími života cizince, který se rozhodl uskutečnit svůj sen žít v místě, které dosud znal pouze jako turista. Kniha Rok v Provenci získala řadu ocenění, například British Book Awards pro rok 1989 za nejlepší cestopisnou knihu.

Acquired Tastes is a celebration of life's extravagances. It explores an aspect of human nature that, although dormant in hard economic times, is capable of erupting with the hint of good fortune and the drop of a credit card. It samples the luxuries of Havana cigars, Parisian hotels, bespoke London tailoring, and handmade shoes; discusses the proper color for a stretch limousine; and weighs the cost versus the pleasure of keeping a mistress.

Hollywood lawyer Danny Roth is the victim of a world-class wine heist – and he is devastated. Sam Levitt, former corporate lawyer, wine connoisseur, and expert on cultivated crime, is called in by Roth’s insurance company, now saddled with a multi-million-dollar claim. His leads take him first to Bordeaux’s magnificent vineyards and then to glorious Provence.

From Peter Mayle, a wonderful new novel steeped in wine—and the business of wine?and set in, bien sûr, Provence. Max Skinner is not exactly setting the London financial world on fire?and when his supervisor steals his biggest client, it’s definitely time to inspect the vineyard in Provence...

An indispensable, richly informative, and always entertaining sourcebook on Provence by the writer who has made the region his own. Though organized from A to Z, this is hardly a conventional work of reference. It is rather a selection of those aspects of Provence that Peter Mayle in almost...

Set in Hollywood, Paris, Bordeaux, and Marseille, Peter Mayle’s newest and most delightful novel is filled with culinary delights, sumptuous wines, and colorful characters. It’s also a lot of fun. The story begins high above Los Angeles, at the extravagant home and equally impressive wine...

Here is Peter Mayle at his effervescent best—his master sleuth, Sam Levitt, eating, drinking, and romancing his way through the South of France even as he investigates a case of deadly intrigue among the Riviera’s jet set. Billionaire Francis Reboul is taking in the view at his coastal...

Druhá část volné trilogie vonící levandulí a chutnající po těch nevybranějších lahůdkách a nejlepším víně. Nechte se okouzlit vtipným vyprávěním o zdánlivě všedních událostech francouzského venkova, z nichž se rodí umění žít. Z každé maličkosti, kterou můžeme spolu s autorem objevovat a obdivovat, na nás dýchá pohoda a vlídný humor, ať už jde o zpívající ropuchy v St. Pantaléon, přednášku na téma pastis či sousto za soustem s labužníkem-přeborníkem.

A delightful, delicious, and best-selling account of the gustatory pleasures to be found throughout France, from the beloved author of A Year in Provence. The French celebrate food and drink more than any other people, and Peter Mayle shows us just how contagious their enthusiasm can be. We...

Lovable rogue and sleuth extraordinaire Sam Levitt is back in another beguiling, as-only-Peter-Mayle-can-write-it romp through the South of France. At the end of The Vintage Caper, Sam had just carried off a staggering feat of derring-do in the heart of Bordeaux, infiltrating the ranks of the...

An indispensable, richly informative, and always entertaining sourcebook on Provence by the writer who has made the region his own. Though organized from A to Z, this is hardly a conventional work of reference. It is rather a selection of those aspects of Provence that Peter Mayle in almost...

From Peter Mayle, a wonderful new novel steeped in wine—and the business of wine?and set in, bien sûr, Provence. Max Skinner is not exactly setting the London financial world on fire?and when his supervisor steals his biggest client, it’s definitely time to inspect the vineyard in Provence...

Bon vivant and expert sleuth Sam Levitt and his partner in love and intrigue, Elena Morales, return in the latest installment of the delightfully sun-splashed Provençal Caper series. When a Riviera socialite’s diamonds are stolen—the latest in a string of seemingly unconnected but...

Před čtvrt stoletím vyrazil autor se svou ženou Jennie na nenápadnou dovolenou do Nice a obrátilo jim to život naruby. I když zprvu to vypadalo, že nebude dovolená stát za nic, protože neustále pršelo. Před nepříznivým počasím v Anglii chtěli utéct do slíbeného ráje, a teď tohle! Rozhodli se vrátit domů, kde se překvapivě na místní poměry počasí umoudřilo. Jenže při cestě zpět se to rozhodli vzít autem přes oblast Provence a zároveň počasí se rozhodlo jim vynahradit své škaredé chování.

Max Skinner je jedním z mladých dravých finančníků londýnského City. Pak ale během jednoho dne přijde o lukrativní práci a zároveň zjistí, že po svém strýci zdědil venkovský dům a vinohrad v jižní Francii, kde jako malý kluk často trávil prázdniny. Že by to byla šance začít nový život? Návrat do městečka Saint-Pons se ale nečekaně zkomplikuje. Víno ze sklizně strýčka Henryho je kyselý patok, přesto o něj však pěstitel Roussel náramně stojí, a na scéně se objeví i mladá Američanka Christie, která má na pozůstalost údajně také nárok.