IDLE IN PROVENCE

Enchanting and hilarious Stephen FryIn 1971 two years after the launch of Monty Python s Flying Circus made his comedy troupe global superstars and made all their lives a little more complicated Eric Idle decided to buy a ramshackle property in the south of France In search of a simpler quieter life what followed was a story akin to A Year in Provence but with more disaster more heartbreak more laughs and much more spam A tale spanning a fifty year quest of home building friendship making and bad French learning Idle in Provence is a hilarious tender and unforgettable memoir of Eric Idle s very own escape to the country