Official account dedicated to British author Peter Mayle (1939-2018) and his work.
Joined January 2021
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12 Jan 2024
💬 "Getting me out of Provence is like getting a reluctant cork out of a bottle".
—— Peter Mayle
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1 Jan 2024
🍽️ "The year began with lunch".
—— Peter Mayle, A Year in Provence (1989)
🎉 Happy new year 2024 everyone ! And thank you for your faithful interest in Peter’s work !
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21 Nov 2023
🎧 We are very excited to inform you that Peter’s classics "Toujours Provence" and "Hotel Pastis" are available as audiobooks, both read by Toby Longsworth !
😀 We hope you will enjoy listening to these as much as we did !
👀 @TantorAudio | t.ly/SbwHY
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16 Oct 2023
🤝 Thanks to The Examined Life | @ellenvrana for a great piece about Peter's classic "A Year in Provence", click the link below to read the full article! ⤵️
theexaminedlife.org/library/…
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23 Sep 2023
💬 "I am a great believer in people taking control of their own lives".
—— Peter Mayle, interview with The @FinancialTimes (2010)
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5 Sep 2023
🐾 "A Good Year" "A Dog’s Life" "A Year in Provence" = "A Good Dog’s Life in Provence" ! 😀
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12 Aug 2023
🚲 An evening in Provence. Have a lovely weekend everyone ! ☀️
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7 Aug 2023
😎 We all agree here: this is the cornerstone of a successful summer break. What would you add to make it perfect ? 🍸, 🏝️, 🏔️, 🏊… ?
💬 Share your suggestions in the comments section ! ⤵️
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3 Aug 2023
✍🏻 "We don’t have plans for July. We never do. It’s too hot. We move slowly, eat the wonderful melons of the season for breakfast, enjoy long dinners outside in the cool of the evening and stay at home".
— Peter Mayle, My 25 Years in Provence
👉 @AAKnopf | t.ly/PU-Z9
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30 Jul 2023
💬 "Nowadays, if you have a journey, albeit a simple one, you consider yourself lucky if nothing happens".
—— Peter Mayle, interview with Carl Wilkinson (The Guardian, 2006)
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11 Jul 2023
🇫🇷 Nous sommes très heureux de vous annoncer que les livres de Peter "Une Année en Provence", "Encore Provence" et "Toujours Provence", disponibles en édition courante chez @NiLEditions, sont désormais édités au format poche aux @EditionsPoints ! 👉 t.ly/CNZn !
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24 Jun 2023
☕️ "Why not make a daily pleasure out a daily necessity?" —— Peter Mayle
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18 May 2023
🇪🇸 ¡Alegría! We are very excited to announce that Peter’s classic "A Year in Provence" is now available in Spanish and Catalan languages thanks to the commitment of @NavonaEditorial. ¡que aproveche!🤓
➕ more information on the publisher’s website 👉 t.ly/SWq-
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11 May 2023
🐾 "To err is human. To forgive, canine".
—— Peter Mayle, A Dog’s life (1995)
👉 @aaknopf | t.ly/e_w8A
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29 Apr 2023
💬 "A connoisseur of woe needs fresh worries from time to time, or he will become complatent".
—— Peter Mayle, A Year in Provence (1989)
➕ more information about this title ⤵️
Alfred A. Knopf 👉 t.ly/MBmH
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24 Apr 2023
"There was the Seine and the graceful swoops of its bridges, the abundance of trees and heroic monuments, the long and majestic vistas. All these combined to make Paris one of the great walking cities of the world”.
— P. Mayle, The Vintage Caper (2009)
👉 t.ly/iv17
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18 Apr 2023
🐾 "You see?" said Madame. "He likes it. We’ll call him Boy". To be absolutely truthful, it was all one to me at the time. I’d have answered to Heathcliff or Caesar Augustus or Mitterrand if it meant home cooking, civil treatment, and stomach massage.
— Peter Mayle, A Dog’s Life
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13 Apr 2023
😄 Street sign in #provence ⤵️
💬 "HERE on the 17th of April 1891, absolutely NOTHING happened".
🙏 Thanks for the valuable information, duly noted !
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4 Apr 2023
⚽️ Rather unexpected but fun: fifty years after its creation by Peter, an advertising slogan inspires the Tottenham @Spurs_PT fans ! ⤵️
90min.com/posts/nice-one-son…
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