Hotel Pastis A Novel of Provence

With his national bestsellersA Year in ProvenceandToujours 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.

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 educational books for children.  In 1990, Mr. Mayle published <b>A Year in Provence</b>, which became an international bestseller.  He is also the author of <b>Encore Provence</b>, <b>Toujours Provence</b>, <b>A Dog's Life</b>, <b>Anything Considered</b> and <b>Chasing Cezanne</b>.  In addition to writing books which have been translated into more than twenty languages, Mayle has contributed to the <i>Sunday Times, Financial Times, Independent, GQ</i> and <i>Esquire.</i>  He and his wife and two dogs live in the South of France.