Peter Mayle
Peter Mayle was a British author celebrated for his books about life in Provence, France.
Before becoming a writer, he spent fifteen years in advertising, leaving in 1975 to write educational books, including children's series on sex education.
His breakthrough came in 1989 with A Year in Provence, an international bestseller translated into more than twenty languages.
His novel A Good Year was adapted into a 2006 film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe.
A contributing writer to various magazines and newspapers, Mayle made Provence his permanent home and ultimately died there.
