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Hotel Pastis

A Novel of Provence

Author Peter Mayle
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$17.00 US
Knopf | Vintage
5.3"W x 7.9"H x 0.8"D   | 12 oz | 24 per carton
On sale Nov 08, 1994 | 400 Pages | 9780679751113
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A beguiling novel of romance, adventure, and tongue-in-cheek suspense set in the South of France, from the beloved, best-selling author of A Year in Provence.

Simon Shaw, a rumpled, fortyish English advertising executive, has decided to leave it all behind, and heads of to France to transform an abandoned police station in the Lubéron into a small but world-class hotel. On his side, Simon has a loyal majordomo and a French business partner who is as practical as she is ravishing. But he hasn’t counted on the malignant local journalist—or on the mauvaise types who have chosen the neighboring village as the site of their latest bank robbery. Slyly funny and overflowing with sensuous descriptions of the good life, Hotel Pastis is the literacy equivalent of a four-star restaurant.
“Delightful, amusing and appealing, a merry celebration of sensual pleasures.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Once again . . . Mayle makes Provence sound like the most enticing place this side of paradise.” —People

“A deft comic novel. . . . Mayle’s gently satiric glance invites us happily into a world whose annoyances are cause for laughter.” —San Francisco Chronicle

“Mayle is a writer of grace and good humor.” —The New Yorker

“A charming tale of love and labor in Provence.” —USA Today
© Jennie Mayle
Peter Mayle wrote fifteen previous books. He was a proud recipient of the Légion d’Honneur from the French government for his cultural contributions. He died in January 2018. View titles by Peter Mayle

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A beguiling novel of romance, adventure, and tongue-in-cheek suspense set in the South of France, from the beloved, best-selling author of A Year in Provence.

Simon Shaw, a rumpled, fortyish English advertising executive, has decided to leave it all behind, and heads of to France to transform an abandoned police station in the Lubéron into a small but world-class hotel. On his side, Simon has a loyal majordomo and a French business partner who is as practical as she is ravishing. But he hasn’t counted on the malignant local journalist—or on the mauvaise types who have chosen the neighboring village as the site of their latest bank robbery. Slyly funny and overflowing with sensuous descriptions of the good life, Hotel Pastis is the literacy equivalent of a four-star restaurant.

Praise

“Delightful, amusing and appealing, a merry celebration of sensual pleasures.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Once again . . . Mayle makes Provence sound like the most enticing place this side of paradise.” —People

“A deft comic novel. . . . Mayle’s gently satiric glance invites us happily into a world whose annoyances are cause for laughter.” —San Francisco Chronicle

“Mayle is a writer of grace and good humor.” —The New Yorker

“A charming tale of love and labor in Provence.” —USA Today

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© Jennie Mayle
Peter Mayle wrote fifteen previous books. He was a proud recipient of the Légion d’Honneur from the French government for his cultural contributions. He died in January 2018. View titles by Peter Mayle

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