Summary of Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The New Year began with a lunch in the village of Lacoste, a few miles away from Le Simiane. The food was delicious, and the atmosphere relaxed. We had been here many times as tourists, desperate for our annual ration of two or three weeks of true heat and sharp light. #2 The French have a weakness for erecting jolies villas wherever building regulations allow, and sometimes where they don’t, particularly in a