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Hotel Pastis : A Novel of Provence
Hotel Pastis A Novel of Provence
Author: Peter Mayle
Having delighted millions of Americans with A Year in Provence and Toujours Provence, Peter Mayle treats us to a wonderfully entertaining novel of escape, romance and adventure. played in the landscape he has made so irresistible. — Simon Shaw, a forty-two-year-old advertising tycoon, worn down by insatiable clients and a rapacious ex-wife, wants...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679402299
ISBN-10: 0679402292
Publication Date: 9/28/1993
Pages: 389
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  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 25 ratings
Publisher: Knopf
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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Gracious-Granny avatar reviewed Hotel Pastis : A Novel of Provence on + 137 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
a comfortable easy book to read on a winter day, am going to read more of Mayle's books. Of course, it does make you wish you were in Provence....
reviewed Hotel Pastis : A Novel of Provence on + 38 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Another fun adventure by Peter Mayle. This story takes you through the midlife crisis of a newly divorced executive who decides to do something entirely new and open a hotel in Provence. The characters are unique, and the story is clever.
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Helpful Score: 1
From Publishers Weekly
As fans of A Year in Provence and Toujours Provence may have suspected, Mayle\'s skills as a writer translate well into fiction. His first novel is as adroit, funny and charming as his previous works, and again it is set in his favorite region of France. Newly divorced, disenchanted and bored with his job as a director of a prestigious British ad agency, Simon Shaw is delighted when beautiful Frenchwoman Nicole Bouvier suggests that he rescue from bankruptcy a half-finished hotel in the drolly named town of Brassiere-les-Deux-Eglises. Taking a huge risk, Simon resigns from his agency and becomes patron of the new establishment in the picturesque Luberon region. In counterpoint, Mayle crosscuts to the escapades of a lovable band of criminals who are conspiring to break into the vault of a bank in the neighboring village of Isle-sur-Sorges. As the threads of the plot begin to converge, Mayle displays his satiric eye for social foibles by skewering advertising execs in England and the U.S.; he is equally adept at evoking typical Provencal villagers. Wickedly sharp and sympathetic at the same time, his characterizations are accurate down to nuances of class differences, voice, accent and vocabulary. The novel is as smooth as a sip of pastis, and one hopes that Mayle will find his segue into fiction equally addictive.
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A very comic nicely written quick read. Thoroughly enjoyed it. It also put some of my high school French to test.
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katycarey5 avatar reviewed Hotel Pastis : A Novel of Provence on + 11 more book reviews
this book is excellent as describing the atmosphere in France, specially in Provence. I'll highly recommend it to anyone who is planning a trip or just want to be submerge in a french culture.
cplizza avatar reviewed Hotel Pastis : A Novel of Provence on + 12 more book reviews
Light, predictable, but a fun read.
reviewed Hotel Pastis : A Novel of Provence on + 55 more book reviews
A funny and entertaining book.
cozysleuth avatar reviewed Hotel Pastis : A Novel of Provence on + 153 more book reviews
Another good story in New York and France by Peter Mayle.
Continues with characters and adds a new element with a bank robbery in the area. I found it a fun read and exciting to the last page. Interesting food and wine items too at the Inn. Brings in a new plot with a father and son from Texas.
cathyjean avatar reviewed Hotel Pastis : A Novel of Provence on + 18 more book reviews
I love Peter Mayle and all of his books. His insight into the French culture is sometimes funny and touching and sometimes trying. Great read.
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Absolutely loved this book.. I have been newly converted to reading Peter Mayle. I felt transported into the book.


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