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Hotel Pastis: A Novel of Provence
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780679751113
ISBN: 0679751114
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: November 08, 1994
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date: November 08, 1994
Studio: Vintage
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Editorial Review:
With his national bestsellers A Year in Provence and Toujours 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.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Very nice book
I'd been looking around for some light reading for a while. Hard thrillers, fantasy, nonfiction, business books..I'd had enough. Then I stumbled across Mayle's other book - A Good Year. Just what I was looking for. The characters were well drawn, and life in Provence really seemed like the ideal vacation.
Hotel Pastis is even better. Great characters, good flow, some excitement, but nothing too head-pounding. If you're looking for an escape, and wouldn't mind learning a little more about ... Read More
Rating:  - entertaining but irritating
This book zipped by, and held my attention, but I think whether you like it will depend on how much you agree with Peter Mayle's personal opinions. I found a number of elements in the book irritating. The main character, Simon Shaw, is bored with his life, but it never once occurs to him to do anything for charity, although he's rich enough to own several sports cars that he never drives. In general, the characters are used to express the author's likes and dislikes. For example, Mayle thinks that people ... Read More
Rating:  - GOOD IDEA
THIS IS ALSO A GOOD READ FOR PETER MAYLE FANS, AFTER READING IT, I WANT TO OPEN MY OWN HOTEL IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE.
Rating: - A lovely read
Charming and delicious! The characters aren't exactly realistic but they are well done and fun to know. The plot isn't exactly realistic either, it's fiction after all! I've never been to the south of France but this book made me fall in love with it.
I was a bit confused by the side plot of the bank robbery, but even that was enjoyable and funny, even funnier when it all came together towards the end.
Definitely a book I'd recommend!
Rating:  - fairly OK book - could have been better
the protagonist Simon is a owner of an advertising company - the portion of the book where Mayle talks about the advertising world - then it is realistic and you will love it but the portion of the book which deals with kidnapping and other childish activity is quite immature
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