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Sundays in France have a different atmosphere to other days, with fewer phone calls, no postman, no delivery men and no one banging on the door.

~Peter Mayle

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There is nothing I like better at the end of a hot summer's day than taking a short walk around the garden. You can smell the heat coming up from the earth to meet the cooler night air.

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One must never forget that life is unfair. But sometimes, with a bit of luck, this works in your favour.

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I was lucky enough to spend some of my school days in Barbados, where my father was working, and this gave me a taste for hot weather.

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The funny thing in France is that writers are not allowed to retire, because the French government say you are still earning money from books you wrote 20 years ago.

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I am a great believer in people taking control of their own lives.

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You don't like it when a French housewife gets mad at you. If she gets steam behind her, she is an unstoppable creature.

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It's very nice to meet the people who read my books.

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In the south of France the phones cut in and out, the electricity isn't particularly reliable. I think many people would get very irritated with that life.

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No matter what their background, the southern French are fascinated by food.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Author

Born: June 14th, 1939

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