{"product_id":"hotel-pastis-a-novel-of-provence-paperback","title":"Hotel Pastis: A Novel of Provence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Mayle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beguiling novel of romance, adventure, and tongue-in-cheek suspense set in the South of France, from the beloved, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eA Year in Provence\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Simon Shaw, a rumpled, fortyish English advertising executive, has decided to leave it all behind, and heads of to France to transform an abandoned police station in the Lubéron into a small but world-class hotel. On his side, Simon has a loyal majordomo and a French business partner who is as practical as she is ravishing. But he hasn't counted on the malignant local journalist--or on the \u003ci\u003emauvaise\u003c\/i\u003e types who have chosen the neighboring village as the site of their latest bank robbery. Slyly funny and overflowing with sensuous descriptions of the good life, \u003ci\u003eHotel Pastis\u003c\/i\u003e is the literacy equivalent of a four-star restaurant.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his national bestsellers A Year in Provence and Toujours Provence, Peter Mayle gave new meaning to the phrase \"great escape.\" Now he has written a delightful novel of romance, adventure, and tongue-in-cheek suspense, set in the beguiling French region he has staked out as his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Mayle\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fifteen books, nine of them novels, including the beloved bestseller \u003ci\u003eA Year in Provence\u003c\/i\u003e. A recipient of the Légion d'Honneur from the French government for his cultural contributions, he lived in Provence with his wife, Jennie, for more than twenty-five years. Mayle died in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.03 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43496833482841,"sku":"9780679751113","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6465\/9545\/files\/75Flx6CzED9780679751113.webp?v=1783198628","url":"https:\/\/warrenssanctuaryofthemind.myshopify.com\/de\/products\/hotel-pastis-a-novel-of-provence-paperback","provider":"Warren's sanctuary of the mind","version":"1.0","type":"link"}