Kayan : Book 5/26 : A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle

Oh la la! If only all of us can have animated, feisty, and overreacting neighbors like Peter Mayle's in Provence! Mayle reveals the warm charm of rural France in this book. It's the people, and then it's the food. Reading this on the bus to work everyday, I envied Mayle and his wife. "I want to go live in France for a year and do nothing but take dips in the swimming pool, take long sunny lunches, and listen to old French country folk talk smack about who makes the best fill in the blank in town!"

I absolutely love the way Mayle brought his French compatriots to life in this book. And my mouth waters at imagining all the authentic French food and wine they get to experience like no accidental (or intentional, for that matter) tourist can.

First book repeat in this challenge! Woohoo!

Highly Recommended
Beverage Pairing: A solid Cote-du-Rhone, where the bottle label has a painting of a French countryside