Peter Mayle

Yes he did, they were the "great escape" books that appealed to lots of us at the time, very readable without having to go through it! 

We śpent a wonderful 2 weeks in Mayle country (Bonnieux) back in the day. He certainly brought the Provence to the attention of a lot of us. He actually got a better write up in the French local press, than in ours. The B in L sent me this from the Vaucluse daily newspaper.

I still watch the BBC production of 'A Year In Provence' with John Thaw and Lindsey Duncan.  It brings the Provence countryside into our living room.  Thank you Peter and RIP.

David 

I attended one of his book signing in London. There he was signing our books with a cool glass of white wine on the table. I expect he inspired more people to fall in love with France than any other of our generation. He did Desert Island Discs many years ago which is still available on iPlayer and it gives a bit of background to when he started writing.

David

RIP. I loved reading his books. Very gentle escapism. Nice to learn about other places too.

There was an obituary in Saturday's Times.

I loved his books, especially to read whilst on holiday in France. I also loved the TV programme.  RIP.