{"product_id":"hotel-pastis-isbn-9780679751113","title":"Hotel Pastis","description":"A beguiling novel of romance, adventure, and tongue-in-cheek suspense set in the South of France, from the beloved, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eA Year in Provence\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Simon Shaw, a rumpled, fortyish English advertising executive, has decided to leave it all behind, and heads of to France to transform an abandoned police station in the Lubéron into a small but world-class hotel. On his side, Simon has a loyal majordomo and a French business partner who is as practical as she is ravishing. But he hasn’t counted on the malignant local journalist—or on the \u003ci\u003emauvaise\u003c\/i\u003e types who have chosen the neighboring village as the site of their latest bank robbery. Slyly funny and overflowing with sensuous descriptions of the good life, \u003ci\u003eHotel Pastis\u003c\/i\u003e is the literacy equivalent of a four-star restaurant.“Delightful, amusing and appealing, a merry celebration of sensual pleasures.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Once again . . . Mayle makes Provence sound like the most enticing place this side of paradise.” —\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A deft comic novel. . . . Mayle’s gently satiric glance invites us happily into a world whose annoyances are cause for laughter.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Mayle is a writer of grace and good humor.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A charming tale of love and labor in Provence.” —\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003ePeter Mayle is the author of fifteen books, nine of them novels, including the beloved bestseller \u003ci\u003eA Year in Provence\u003c\/i\u003e. A recipient of the Légion d’Honneur from the French government for his cultural contributions, he lived in Provence with his wife, Jennie, for more than twenty-five years. Mayle died in 2018.Author of A Year in Provence National Bestseller","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305514029285,"sku":"NP9780679751113","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780679751113.jpg?v=1767729256","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/hotel-pastis-isbn-9780679751113","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}