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475-trip-lit-0910-marseille.jpgOur beloved book critic Don George is back this month reviewing the latest tome from Peter Mayle, a writer who first inspired us to pack our bags two decades ago with his best-selling A Year in Provence. His latest, The Vintage Caper, revisits Provence through a story of a multi-million-dollar heist of French wines from a Hollywood collector. “As our protagonists track the precious bottles, the trail leads–naturellement! –through a succession of excellent repasts and leisurely ambles, which Mayle depicts with painterly ease and signature savoir vivre,” George writes.

Check out the full review here. 

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Comments

  1. Jen Laceda
    October 8, 2009, 10:03 am

    Can’t wait to rip through Mayle’s newest novel. And yes, I was one of those who packed my bags and went to Provence and dreamt of my own stone cottage in the middle of lavender and sunflower fields! Well, I can’t quite afford the cottage, but I did hire a bike and pedalled my way around Mont Ventoux and the surrounding towns :)