Encore Provence

This is well worth reading if you've read the first two books in the series. In fact i prefer this one to the second one, Toujours Provence, which i found a bit boring as it seemed to be re-capping "A year in Provence". This one is more exciting as it's about Peter Mayle's return to Provence after 4 years in America. I recommend it!

"A Year in Provence" is a classic. The second volume was a collection of articles. This ... is rubbish. It reads like passages rejected for the first two books. It's simply uninteresting.

This book followed on from A Year in Provence, which I enjoyed. This was boring and I haven't been able to finish it. Disappointing.

Interesting book, but grossly overpriced for a one off read paperback that will turn yellow in a year!

This is the third book in the Provence series and I have to say I did enjoy it as much as the first two. It gives an insight into the daily living in this part of France, and also a peek at bits we may not otherwise see.

Compared to A Year in Provence and Toujours Provence this is a bit of a damp squib. Peter Mayles previous books were full of warmth, full of characters and provided an insight into the real France. Unfortunately Encore Provence fails to live up to the excellence of previous books, has no real characters, is short of story line and is probably a reflection of the authors absence from Provence for four years. A real shame.

More of the same from Peter Mayle, an enjoyable and gentle ramble through the peculiarities of rural France.Worth taking on Holiday or sunny afternoons with a nice drink. Not as good as A year In Provence or Toujours Provence; but if you have read them to death and want more that is similar but new(Ish) its worth a go.

Having recently re-read A Year In Provence which i really enjoyed I found this book rather repetitive and , having myself got a property in France, less representative of what I have found. I prefer the diary type structure of the first book. Parts of this one were really just lists