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Author Bio
• Birth—June 14, 1939
• Where—Brighton, England, UK
• Awards—British Book Award (Best Travel Book)
• Currently—lives in Luberon, Provence, France
Peter Mayle spent fifteen years in the advertising business, first as a copywriter and then as a reluctant executive, before escaping Madison Avenue in 1975 to write books. His work has been translated into seventeen languages, and he has contributed to the London Sunday Times, the Financial Times, and the Independent, as well as Gentlemen's Quarterly and Esquire. A Year in Provence won the British Book Awards "Best Travel Book of the Year." Peter Mayle and his wife live in Provence (From Barnes & Noble.)