Peter Mayle - The Author

The Author

He started off by writing educational books, including a series on sex education for children and young people. Subsequently he relocated from Devon to France in the late 80's but his plans to write a novel were overtaken by an account of life in his new environment. This resulted in his 1989 book A Year in Provence which became an international bestseller, chronicling his first year as a British expatriate in Ménerbes, a village in the southern département Vaucluse. Several more books followed, which have been translated in more than twenty languages. He also wrote for magazines and newspapers. A Year in Provence was subsequently produced as a TV series starring John Thaw and screened in 1993. A novel A Good Year was the basis for the 2006 film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott and starring actors Russell Crowe and Marion Cotillard.

After relocating to The Hamptons in New York state, to get away from fans and sightseers at his home in Provence, he subsequently returned to France and now lives in Lourmarin, also situated in the Luberon, in Provence.