A Year in Provence

Divided into twelve chapters - one for every month of the year - this book gives a chronicle of living among many eccentric neighbours in the French  countryside while renovating a home they have just bought and moved into. While you are reading this book you slowly get fairly good understanding of Provence pace of life, local gastronomic delights, restaurants, work ethics and peoples' habits. As you continue reading A Year in Provence you start living vicariously through Mayle, you start to understand the importance of embracing local way of life rather trying to impose your own ways you are accustom to back in your own country. All in all, it is a fun book to read, gives you a bit more understanding of the culture, people and the area of France itself.