The book will appeal to foodies with Provençal dishes lovingly described from the aperitif to make a trou (hole) in the stomach, to the last sliver of bread to mop up the dregs of olive oil at the end. The locals are colourfully painted with their tall tales of how to cook fox. Each month has its own essence, the cold Mistral blows through the pages, making its presence felt, especially in the winter and spring months. The book is a drily amusing look at getting an old farmhouse renovated, when the French workers have a “ mañana, mañana” attitude, a sharp contrast to the anglo-saxon work ethic. Mayle moved to France in the late eighties. Birds who had been ducking all winter came out of hiding now the hunters were gone, and their song replaced gunfire. As the title suggests the book covers a year from January to December. This is a famous book, it tells of an Englishman who fell in love with Provence and moved to a small village in Luberon.
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