Title: Look, this may sound cynical, but...
Product review: Hey, here goes Peter Mayle again on a jolly-up through the South of France. On one hand, this little light book is worth 5 stars because it it so damned readable; it's like a warm bath on a winters' night, a Marguarita in a tropical beach bar. It's a nursery story for grown ups. Don't get me wrong - I like it! But the fact is I can't help feeling that Peter Mayle is writing to formula. His previous career was in advertising,so he's VERY well aware of who his target readership is, what they like, where they like to go on holiday - and what kind of life they aspire to. Mr Mayle pushes all those right buttons to draw people in to his fairy-tale, safe and sanitised world. Somehow, I just feel he could have written this anywhere, anytime, anyhow. Come on! If you want this kind of stuff, why not jump on a plane to some sunny haven and write your own book. Encore Provence is light, bright, funny and farcical, but for me just a little too false.
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