Peter Mayle

A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle is an enchanting and humorous memoir that chronicles a year in the life of an English couple who make the bold decision to settle in the idyllic southern region of France. Upon purchasing a 200-year-old farmhouse in the picturesque Luberon, they soon discover that their dream home comes with an array of unexpected...

How do you explain orgasm to a seven-year-old? How do you explain the process of conception? How much should you tell and what should you skip? And how do you tell it so that it interests your child and doesn't embarrass you? Where Did I Come From? covers all the basic facts from love-making, orgasm, conception and growth inside the...

Max Skinner is a man at the heart of London's financial universe until his employers embark on a little asset-stripping of their own. Himself. Amid the grey London drizzle, there is one potential ray of sunshine: Max's Uncle Harry has left him his estate in his will—an eighteenth-century chateau and vineyard an hour's drive from Avignon. Out of a job,...