Skip to content

French Lessons

French Lessons

Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew (Random House Large Print) (Random House Large Print (Paper))
Cookbooks & FoodEssays
Pages
317
Published
2001
Language
English

Synopsis

Join Peter Mayle as he recounts his first year living in Provence, France. He immerses himself in the local culture, from the intricacies of French cuisine and dining etiquette to the charming eccentricities of his neighbors. This delightful memoir offers a humorous and insightful look into the joys and challenges of expat life in the French countryside.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

FunnyLightheartedInformativeCozy
Fish Out of Water

Genres

Cookbooks & Food Essays Travel Cooking History

About the author

P
Peter Mayle

Peter Mayle was a British businessman turned author who moved to France in the 1980s. Born in Brighton, Sussex, the youngest of three children, Mayle and his parents moved to Barbados in the aftermath of World War II, where his father was transferred as a Colonial Office employee. Mayle returned to England after leaving school at 16 in Barbados. He relocated from Devon to the Lubéron, southern France, in the late 80s but his plans to write a novel were overtaken by an account of life in his new...