Peter Mayle

"A finales de los ochenta, Peter Mayle y su mujer se mudaron a la Provenza francesa con la intención de establecerse en la zona durante un tiempo y escribir una novela. Atrapados por la belleza del paisaje y la vida cotidiana de esta tierra seductora, los Mayle hicieron de la Provenza su nuevo hogar. Lo que tenia que ser un viaje inocente se convirtio en un choque enternecedor y sorprendente entre dos culturas, la del matrimonio estadounidense que llegaba y la de los franceses que lo acogian. Asi es como nacio este libro, un relato delicioso que describe, mes a mes, las peculiaridades que el matrimonio experimento en su primer año mientras descubria la zona y sus habitantes mas pintorescos. Un viaje que te hara recorrer los placeres de la vida provenzal y que se convierte en una reivindicacion de otro modo de vida."

«No dejes que nadie te líe. Todo el mundo dice que la infancia y los años de colegio son la época más feliz de la vida. Pero eso no es del todo cierto. La etapa que va entre los diez y los catorce añ

«No dejes que nadie te líe. Todo el mundo dice que la infancia y los años de colegio son la época más feliz de la vida. Pero eso no es del todo cierto. La etapa que va entre los diez y los catorce añ

Peter Mayle is back in Provence, after pining away in America for the sights, sounds and smells of his beloved French home. This new book completes his trilogy on the delights and curiosities of Provencal life, as he rediscovers the local customs and cuisine and finds them as enchanting as ever. 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-blending at a school for 'noses', the story of a crime passionnel perpetrated by a jealous husband on an oversexed, cycling-short wearing butcher, a connoisseur of funerals, a grower of black tomatoes, and the simple pleasure of finding the best way to idle away a lazy summer afternoon...

The writer with a claim to being the world's foremost literary escape artist is back, with an intoxicating novel about the business and pleasure of wine, set in his beloved Provence. Max Skinner has recently lost his job at a London financial firm and just as recently learned that he has inherited his late uncle's vineyard in Provence. On arrival he finds the climate delicious, the food even better, and two of the locals ravishing. Unfortunately, the wine produced on his new property is swill. Why then are so many people interested in it? Enter a beguiling Californian who knows more about wine than Max does-and may have a better claim to the estate. Fizzy with intrigue, bursting with local color and savor, A Good Year is Mayle at his most entertaining.

When billionaire Francis Reboul finds himself on the wrong side of a Russian tycoon, he's fortunate to have vacationing friends Sam Levitt and Elena Morales on hand to help him out. Now it's up to Sam--who's saved Reboul's neck before--to negotiate with an underworld of mercenaries, hit men, and Mafioso, to prevent his friend from becoming a victim of "Russian diplomacy." As usual, Sam and Elena still find time to enjoy the good life, but as Sam's sleuthing draws him closer to the truth, he realizes Reboul might not be the only one in trouble. Rich with clever twists, sparkling scenery, and mouthwatering gustatory interludes as only Peter Mayle can write them, "The Corsican Caper" is an adventure "par excellence."

Literatura en ruso: ficción.

Des de la seva publicació fa quaranta anys, aquest llibre ha ajudat els adults a explicar, amb humor i sinceritat, comsorgeix la vida, i els nens a descobrir d\'on vénen ells realment.