There are,of course,some gastronomic treats to be had on the way,including a feast at a converted petrol station and a rendezvous with the famous Marseillaise Bouillabaisse.But when lunch is over there are still more moments to relish:learning the secrets of perfume-blendin at a school for noses,the story of a crime passionnel perpetrated by a jealous husband on an oversexed,cy...(展开全部)

This is a second enjoyable helping of rural life in France from the author of "A Year in Provence". 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 no...(展开全部)

NATIONAL BESTSELLERTaking up where his beloved A Year in Provence leaves off, Peter Mayle offers us another funny, beautifully (and deliciously) evocative book about life in Provence. With tales only one who lives there could know—of finding gold coins while digging in the garden, of indulging in sumptuous feasts at truck stops—and with characters introduced with great affect...(展开全部)

Provence Sketchbook takes the reader through this historically rich region that also boasts some of France?s most breathtaking landscapes.

A funny--and often hilarious--month-by-month account of the charms and frustrations of moving into an old French farmhouse in Provence and adapting to a very different way of life.

彼得·梅尔，英国知名作家，曾任国际大广告公司的高级主管。在纽约麦迪逊大街的广告业打拼了15年之后，于1975年开始专职写作。 主要作品有旅游散文《普罗旺斯的一年》、《永远的普罗旺斯》、《重返普罗旺斯》，小说《茴香酒店》和《追踪塞尚》，时节尚读物《品位》和美食散文集《吃懂法兰西》等。《一只狗的生活意见》是他第一部关于狗儿仔仔的作品。 目前他和妻子及两只爱犬隐居于法国的普罗旺斯地区。

With his national bestsellers A Year in Provence and Toujours Provence, Peter Mayle gave new meaning to the phrase "great escape." Now he has written a delightful novel of romance, adventure, and tongue-in-cheek suspense, set in the beguiling French region he has staked out as his own.

一转眼，我家的小直弟弟已经都二十四岁了啊，在音乐界也算闯出个名堂了……吧？其实也没多大成就，不就写写稿作作曲唱唱和声。看看人家真冬妹妹，都混成了“著名青年钢琴家”了。两人差距这么大，就这样结婚没问题吗？ 等等！结婚?!你要和真冬妹妹结婚?!那响子学姐和千晶妹妹怎么办？她们可是为了你还在维持着feketerió哦！还有尤利呢？他是男生又怎样？没见他大老远从德国跑来追你了吗……咦？到底是不是来追你的啊？ 喂喂！你不要的话我就全接收了……开玩笑啦！我要打电话给美沙子告诉她小直弟弟要结婚的事呢，然后我还要跟她……嘻嘻……嘻嘻嘻！ 以恋爱、革命与音乐谱写的番外乐章，画下成长后的句点！