A novel of wine, women and sun with a plot that offers more twists than a corkscrew. This is a captivating new novel from the internationally bestselling author of A YEAR IN PROVENCE and BON APPETIT!
Peter Mayle has contributed to a wide range of publications in England, France and America and his work has been translated into 27 languages.
BON APPETIT! * 'Charming and refreshingly unpretentious' - Mail on Sunday * 'Delightful, amusing and appealing, a merry celebration of sensual pleasures' - New York Times Book Review
BON APPETIT! * 'Charming and refreshingly unpretentious' - Mail on Sunday * 'Delightful, amusing and appealing, a merry celebration of sensual pleasures' - New York Times Book Review
Having featured food and art set against a Proven?al backdrop in his previous novels (Hotel Pastis; Chasing C?zanne), Mayle here turns to wine. On the very day his boss steals his biggest account and maneuvers him out of his job in London's financial district, Max Skinner learns that he's inherited his uncle's vineyard in Provence. Unfortunately, the place is rundown and-worse-the wine it produces is awful. But what about the small plot at the edge of the vineyard that his caretaker badmouths and the private-label "garage wine" being sold oh-so-discreetly in Bordeaux for $40,000 a case? Then there's the unexpected visit of Californian Christie Roberts, who knows a thing or two about wine herself and may have a valid claim to the estate. Though his plot is predictable, Mayle juggles complications, chicanery, and romance with entertaining and informative tidbits about wine-and his Provence never fails to charm. A good bet for oenophiles and nice, light entertainment for all. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 2/1/04.]-Michele Leber, Arlington, VA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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