6/8/2023 0 Comments A year in provence show![]() The book is a fascinating introduction in the Provençal and Occitan cuisine. ‘ This year started with lunch’ is the first sentence in chapter 1 – January, during winter in Provence. Maybe that’s why I started reading other books in parallel while I was home in Berlin, and took this one with me in my travels to Madrid, Florence, Vienna. Somehow, reading it took months for me, because I wanted to savor every paragraph. Particularly I enjoyed the book structure with 12 chapters, each for every month of the year. ![]() The author invited us in his journey in all seasons in the French provincial life. To be read before taking the Provence roadtrip for lavender fields, or watching a movie adaptation with Marion Cotillard and Russel Crowe, but definitely not on an empty stomach. Is incredible that it was published almost 34 years ago. ![]() ![]() It had me at bon appétit.įirst of all, I do recommend this memoir from 1989, that I would include in the travel writing genre, as the title tells us. In his memoir, he enjoyed the French lifestyle and explored local events, all in a delicious mix of culture and cuisine. The author Peter Mayle moved with his wife to the South of France, and wrote with humor about their first year in Provence. ![]()
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