
Peter Mayle
Author · 26 books
Peter Mayle was a British author famous for his series of books detailing life in Provence, France. He spent fifteen years in advertising before leaving the business in 1975 to write educational books, including a series on sex education for children and young people. In 1989, A Year in Provence was published and became an international bestseller. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages, and he was a contributing writer to magazines and newspapers. Indeed, his seventh book, A Year in Provence, chronicles a year in the life of a British expatriate who settled in the village of Ménerbes. His book A Good Year was the basis for the eponymous 2006 film directed by Ridley Scott and starring actor Russell Crowe. Peter Mayle died in Provence, France.
Series
Books

Confessions of a French Baker
Breadmaking Secrets, Tips, and Recipes
2005

French Lessons
Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
2001

Anything Considered
1991

Hotel Pastis
1993

Provence in Ten Easy Lessons
2014

The Marseille Caper
2010

A Good Year
2004

A Dog's Life
1994

Acquired Tastes
1991

Elliott Erwitt's Dogs
2008

Provence A-Z
1993

"What's Happening to Me?" The Classic Illustrated Children's Book on Puberty
1975

A Year in Provence
1989

Provence from the Air
1994

My Twenty-Five Years in Provence
Reflections on Then and Now
2019

The Corsican Caper
2014

'Where Did I Come From?'
1974

The Diamond Caper
2015

How To Be A Pregnant Father
1978

The Vintage Caper
2009

Up the Agency
2009

Chasing Cezanne
1991

Toujours Provence
1991

Encore Provence
New Adventures in the South of France
1992

The Amazing Adventures of Chilly Billy
1980

Murder in the Med
2014