Hotel Pastis - Softcover

Mayle, Peter

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ISBN 10: 0140238646 ISBN 13: 9780140238648

Publisher: Penguin, 1994

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Simon Shaw is 42, freshly divorced and tired. As he surveys the desolation of his former home in the wake of his ex-wife, he yearns for a life free of complications. But somehow a short break in the warm seductive air of Provence quickly turns into something more.

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Review:

Delightful, amusing and appealing, a merry celebration of sensual pleasures. The New York Times Book Review

Once again . . . Mayle makes Provence sound like the most enticing place this side of paradise. People

A deft comic novel. . . . Mayle s gently satiric glance invites us happily into a world whose annoyances are cause for laughter. San Francisco Chronicle

Mayle is a writer of grace and good humor. The New Yorker

A charming tale of love and labor in Provence. USA Today"

"Delightful, amusing and appealing, a merry celebration of sensual pleasures." --The New York Times Book Review

"Once again . . . Mayle makes Provence sound like the most enticing place this side of paradise." --People

"A deft comic novel. . . . Mayle's gently satiric glance invites us happily into a world whose annoyances are cause for laughter." --San Francisco Chronicle

"Mayle is a writer of grace and good humor." --The New Yorker

"A charming tale of love and labor in Provence." --USA Today

About the Author:

Peter Mayle's work has been translated into twenty two languages. His books include A Year in Provence, Toujours Provence, Anything Considered and Chasing Cezanne, available from Penguin. He died in 2018.

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