- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf (Jun 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0375405917
- ISBN-13: 978-0375405914
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13.7 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,076,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The charming bouquet is uncorked for you by Mayle. He has an unflinching eye for local detail in the zany crime caper set in Bordeaux. (IRISH EXAMINER )
Entertaining stuff- but you might find yourself gasping for a glass of the red stuff. (DAILY EXPRESS )
Through deliciously evocative descriptions of the landscape and great characterisation, you'll find yourself foregoing meals in order to find out what happens next. (FRENCH MAGAZINE )
A feel-good story with a good plot and plenty of humour. A very enjoyable read. (LIVING FRANCE ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Entertaining stuff- but you might find yourself gasping for a glass of the red stuff. (DAILY EXPRESS )
Through deliciously evocative descriptions of the landscape and great characterisation, you'll find yourself foregoing meals in order to find out what happens next. (FRENCH MAGAZINE )
A feel-good story with a good plot and plenty of humour. A very enjoyable read. (LIVING FRANCE ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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`A page-turner that guarantees readers won't want to leave his world'
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I think it's going to be incredibly difficult for Mayle to better Hotel Pastis, but this is definitely a book along similar lines. I've been inspired to comment because at present I can only see bad reviews on this page, which simply don't do justice to this great read.
I think this is Mayle's fourth fiction, following Hotel Pastis, Anything Considered and Chasing Cézanne, and I was very glad to see he's still writing in 2004. If you've read them all, it is easy to see the similarities between the characters in each story. There's always the hard-done-by English ex-pat, the love interest, usually a housekeeper or similar, a life-long friend and a handful of other rogues along for the journey. This story is no different, only that the base this time is a vinyard, rather than a hotel, an apartment or flat in Monte Carlo. The tale is primed, as usual, with the twists and turns we've come to expect from Mayle, uncovering criminal activity that somehow bumbles into them, and the ensuing chase that always proves to be amusing.
All in all, this is definitely worth buying if your're looking for a light, sweet, and thoroughly amusing tale that loves to twist and keep you on your toes. It might do a little for your french too!
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A book that will put you in a good mood. Well written and very entertaining. Gives you a feeling of vacation and peace that makes you want to continue on reading and disappear in his world close to Avignon.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This story takes Max from an empty, self destructive life in London to the south of France and a lifestyle worth fighting for. We meet loads of interesting people on the way and discover loads about the wine trade.
I found A Good Year a great page turner. A simple, easy to follow plot, wonderful characters / caricatures, perfect length and best of all the marvellous sunshine.
I recommend this book to be read on a garden bench with a glass of crisp chilled white wine.
I found A Good Year a great page turner. A simple, easy to follow plot, wonderful characters / caricatures, perfect length and best of all the marvellous sunshine.
I recommend this book to be read on a garden bench with a glass of crisp chilled white wine.
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Lightweight read!
I usually read the book before seeing the movie, but I saw A Good Year before I read the book, and it is almost completely different! It is an easy read.
Published 1 month ago by Liv
A Good Yarn
I bought this book after seeing the film. So glad that I did. The book is superior to a very watchable & enjoyable film. A deeper plot and more twists & turns than a curly wurly. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Pipmeldrew
Fun in France
This book is Peter Mayle at his best. it romps through the wine regions of France with a good plot and story and imparts the feeling of off the beaten track. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. M. Lever-jones
Charming read, an escape from the grey skies of England.
I saw the film before I read the book and whilst there are differences between the two, I found them both to be charming in their own way. Read more
Published 3 months ago by ReadyToRoll
Book - A Good Year
Delivery and price were good. In its own right the book is excellent but it is a quite different story to the one in the film based on it. Read more
Published 7 months ago by GDS
A Good Read
Having seen the film several times and thoroughly enjoyed it, I decided to try the book. An enjoyable read but not as entertaining as the film although many elements of the... Read more
Published 14 months ago by A. Walker
A Good Year Peter Mayle The Book.
A comfortable read which takes the reader effortlessly through the plot
with plenty of opportunity to savour the old Gallic observations of Peter Mayle.
with plenty of opportunity to savour the old Gallic observations of Peter Mayle.
Published 15 months ago by Teucer
Easy Holiday reading
Great book, slightly different to the film, which is fab. A great holiday read and the description of France is wonderful, it just makes you want to go there.
Published 20 months ago by KPOST
A Good Year is a Good Read
Great book, enjoyed reading it very much indeed (pity they didn't keep to the book when they made the film!!)
Published 22 months ago by Christopher P. Sparks
A Good Year, quirky fun soundtrack
This soundtrack captures the the mood and pace of the film 'A Good Year' very well, it feels sunny and illustrates the two story lines in the film, with the young Max's... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Ms. J. P. Halloran
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