Mayle, Peter

A handbook offering "reassurance, sympathy, and sound advice on how to cope with a family that is splitting up.".

Presents volume one of the author's first-hand account of the joys and oddities of life in Provence, France, where he and his wife are fulfilling their dream of living in a restored farmhouse in the countryside.

Photographer Andre Kelly, on assignment for "Decorating Quarterly" magazine at the home of one of Cap Ferrat's wealthiest residents, happens to spot a Cezanne being loaded onto a plumber's truck and sets off on the trail of a state-of-the-art art scam.

A handbook offering "reassurance, sympathy, and sound advice on how to cope with a family that's splitting up.".

Alphabetically arranged entries provide information on a wide range of topics related to Provence, including the region's architecture, art, expatriates, politics, linguistic oddities, culture, and folklore.

Explains what happens when we sleep, how daytime experiences can affect our dreams, and different kinds of dreams and nightmares.