Max Skinner has recently lost his job at a London financial firm and just as recently learned that he has inherited his late uncle's vineyard in Provence. On arrival he finds the climate delicious, the food even better, and two of the locals ravishing. Unfortunately, the wine produced on his new property is swill. Why then are so many people interested in it? Enter a beguiling Californian who knows more about wine than Max does-and may have a better...

The story begins high above Los Angeles, at the extravagant home and equally impressive wine cellar of entertainment lawyer Danny Roth. After inviting the "Los Angeles Times" to write an extensive profile extolling the liquid treasures of his collection, Roth finds himself the victim of a world-class wine heist. Enter Sam Levitt, former corporate lawyer, cultivated crime expert, and wine connoisseur, who follows his leads as he tracks down the source...

"The beloved author Peter Mayle, champion of all things Provence, here in a final volume of all new writing, offers vivid recollections from his twenty-five years in the South of France-- lessons learned, culinary delights enjoyed, and changes observed. Twenty-five years ago, Peter Mayle and his wife, Jennie, were rained out of a planned two weeks on the Côte d'Azur. In search of sunlight, they set off for Aix-en-Provence; enchanted by the world...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Taking up where his beloved A Year in Provence leaves off, Peter Mayle offers us another funny, beautifully (and deliciously) evocative book about life in Provence. With tales only one who lives there could know-of finding gold coins while digging in the garden, of indulging in sumptuous feasts at truck stops-and with characters introduced with great affection and wit-the gendarme fallen from grace, the summer visitors ever trying...

Four years away from his beloved provence was as much as Peter Mayle could bear. So he went back, with glorious success. Mayle celebrates his homecoming to Provence with a joyous mix of Gallic characters, adventure, and culinary treats. The pauses for refreshment include a feast in a converted gas statiion, a rendezvous with the best bouillabaisse in Marseilles, and visits to eventful Sunday morning markets. But there is life after lunch, and...

The author offers a culinary tour of France in search of the perfect country bistro, village market, omelette, and bottle of wine.

An informative resource on Provence includes nearly two hundred alphabetically organized entries on such subjects as architecture, expatriates, Aix-en-Provence, Provençal linguistic oddities, and local legends and lore.