An excellent story of a couple living out their dreams in the beautiful Rhone Valley of France. Mayle fills "A Year in Provence" with his own witty accounts of exursions to near by villages and remodeling a 200-year-old farm farmhouse. The couples daily life is described in great detail, highlighting their delectible French meals. A true joy from begining to end!
This book was a wonderful read. Funny, light, somewhat educational. Easy to read. Descriptive to the point that I felt I was there. lt;br /gt;GREAT!!
If you are looking for travel information for spending a week in Provence, this is not the book. Instead try Rick Steves tour books or other sources. However, if you want to go deeper than just tourist sites and Roman history of the area, this is an excellent book. It gives a lot of cultural info of the locals. It would help you to understand both the people and the area better. To top it off, the book has a lot of humors that even my 11 year old daughter find it interesting and funny. She finished the book before I did. The only "cons" is the book contains some French words or phrases from time to time without any translations. It would be nice if the editors of the book put a footnote for each of those phrases, especially for non-French speaking readers.
