 | Perfume from Provence by Winifred Fortescue
Buy used from: $1.32 The original year in Provence from a British Lady who moved to Provence in the 1930s. It's been republished in the UK by Summersdale. And yes, it's as wonderful as you imagine it (with a lot of old world charm and some funny views on the locals that show how different yet the same the world was)
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 | A Rather Lovely Inheritance (PENNY NICHOLS) by C.A. Belmond
Buy new: $11.01 / Used from: $0.01 Fictional story of a recent heiress set throughout Europe, but focused on the Riviera. Comes with a villa in Antibes, an apt in London, and a chase from monaco to italy involving a valuable painting.
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 | A Rather Curious Engagement (PENNY NICHOLS) by C.A. Belmond
Buy new: $11.90 / Used from: $0.01 |
 | A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $0.01 The book that started it all. The film is absolutely lovely.
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 | A Year in Provence
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $7.82 I actually prefer this mini-series to the book. And if you ever move to the south of France you will find far too much of this is true! :)
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 | A Good Year by Peter Mayle
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.01 I enjoy Mayle's fiction almost more than his travel writing, especially since they are set in France. This one is different enough from the movie to enjoy as well.
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 | A Good Year (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $1.03 Absolutely beautiful
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 | Anything Considered: A Novel by Peter Mayle
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 My favorite Mayle fiction.
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 | Hotel Pastis: A Novel of Provence by Peter Mayle
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01 |
 | Chasing Cezanne: A Novel by Peter Mayle
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01 |
 | Death in the Truffle Wood (Commissaire Laviolette Mystery) by Pierre Magnan
Buy new: $11.86 / Used from: $0.19 Translated from the French, an enjoyable yet dark mystery set in the depths of Provence. It's the first of Magnan's to be translated.
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 | The Messengers of Death: A Mystery in Provence (Commissaire Laviolette Mystery) by Pierre Magnan
Buy new: $10.03 / Used from: $4.91 The second Magnan
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 | The Mystery of the Blue Train: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Agatha Christie Collection) by Agatha Christie
Buy new: $8.64 / Used from: $0.33 Even Agatha Christie couldn't resist the Cote d'Azur
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 | French Kiss
Buy used from: $6.00 One of my favorite movies! Looks like it's only sold new as a two pack with another movie, hmm.
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 | To Catch a Thief - The Centennial Collection (1955) (2pc)
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $705.31 The ultimate classic, it hits all the spots: hitchcock, grace kelly, cary grant, the cote d'azur, diamonds, villas, and an austin-healey
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 | Dial M for Merde by Stephen Clarke
Buy used from: $17.99 All of Stephen Clarke's books are insanely funny. This one takes place in the south of france, but start at the beginning of the series with A Year in the Merde.
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 | The Matchmaker of Perigord: A Novel (P.S.) by Julia Stuart
Buy new: $11.92 / Used from: $0.01 |
 | Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Buy new: $13.22 / Used from: $0.01 |
 | Vroom with a View: In Search of Italy's Dolce Vita on a '61 Vespa by Peter Moore
Buy new: $11.21 / Used from: $1.99 Not strictly set in France, but it captures the Vespa culture.
And the sequel, Vroom by the Sea, is set on the Italian Riviera
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 | Enchanted April
Buy new: $20.99 / Used from: $20.73 Another Italy cheat, but the lovely story and settings capture the provence spirit
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 | Romans : La Baie des anges - Le Palais des fêtes - La Promenade des Anglais by Max Gallo
Buy used from: $27.99 This series is set in Nice and follow a few generations of three brothers who walked from Italy to their new homes in Nice. A great way to see how the town has evolved. I'm hopeful but not optimistic to see a translation.
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