<prompt> Fingqa isihloko: Ubandlululo aluhambisani nokucabanga okunengqondo. Abantu abaningi babeyithanda incwadi kaPeter Mayle ethi A Year In Provence kodwa yangenza ngazimisela kunanini ngaphambili ukuchitha ihlobo eBrithani. Nakuba abanye bethu kwakudingeka basebenze ukuze baziphilise, yena wahamba ngasekupheleni kwawo-1980 enemali ebhange; wathenga indlu eyayisiwohlokile; wahlaba umxhwele abantu bendawo futhi wabhala izahluko eziphelele ngabadwebi bamanzi baseFrance ababedidekile. Imali yayilokhu ingena, kodwa iProvence yaba yinto evamile. Ingabe unomona? Mina? Ngokuqinisekile. Skrolela phansi ukuze ubone ividiyo. Umbono ovela phezulu: Idolobhana elinama-cream laseGordes eLuberon elibonakala kangcono lapho abagibeli sebehambile Yingakho, iminyaka engu-25, ngalibekela eceleni leli zwe. Kodwa lokho akulutho uma kuqhathaniswa noSusan, umkhwekazi wami oneminyaka engu-80 ubudala, owayengakaze aye eFrance iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu. Khona-ke, okwangethusa kakhulu ukuthi ngokushesha nje lapho i-Eurostar isuka eSt Pancras, uSusan wakhipha ikhophi eyonakele yencwadi kaMayle futhi ngokushesha wayegxile kuyo. Ukufika lapho kuwumsebenzi omncane. Ngenkathi ephakeme isitimela sisuka eLondon siye e-Avignon. Sathatha imoto eqashiwe esiteshini sase-Avignon sabhekisa amabombo e-villa yethu engaphandle nje kwe-LIsle-sur-la-Sorgue enhle, egcwele imifula emihlanu yoMfula iSorgue futhi eyake yaba isikhungo somkhakha wezingubo. I-LHirondelle, njengoba i-villa yethu ibizwa kanjalo, ingeyombhangqwana waseHungary. Baye benza umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu: bendabuko i-terrace evikelwe imivini, ichibi, phansi ngamatshe aqoshiwe, i-lavender kodwa futhi banobuchwepheshe i-TV enkulu ekhombisa zonke iziteshi eziyinhloko zase-UK namafriji amaningi. Indawo enemibala nephunga elimnandi: Izinkambu ze-lavender ziwumbukwane ojabulisayo ezivakashini zaseProvence. Ngangisanda kuvula ibhodlela lokuqala le-rose futhi ngizobe ngithokozela inhlanhla yethu lapho uSusan ephawula ukuthi ipotimende lakhe kwakungelona elalihambe nalo eNorfolk. Kwakuyiphutha lami. Ngathola enye ehluke ngokuphelele lapho ngifika e-Avignon. Manje sonke siyazi ukuthi iFrance isebunzimeni. Kodwa, lokho engangingakwazanga ngempela, kwakuwukuthi kungasebenzi ngendlela ekhungathekisayo. Amahhovisi ezinto ezilahlekile asebenza ngoMsombuluko kuze kube uLwesihlanu kuphela; ayikho inombolo ongayibiza futhi amaphoyisa akubheka ngokudinwa lapho ebika...  <response>: Incwadi kaPeter Mayle ethi A Year in Provence yabhekisela kule ndawo. Kodwa kunokuningi kule ndawo kunalokho okushiwo yile ncwadi endala ethandwayo. IMont Ventoux inikeza indawo enhle - nombono omangalisayo. 