Peter Mayle | |
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Born | Brighton, England | 14 June 1939
Died | 18 January 2018 Aix-en-Provence, France | (aged 78)
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Writer (advertising, travel, children's non-fiction) |
Known for | Memoirs |
Spouse | Jennie (third wife) |
Children | 3 sons from first marriage 2 daughters from second |
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Peter Mayle (/meɪl/ "mail"; 14 June 1939 – 18 January 2018) was a British businessman turned author who moved to France in the 1980s. He wrote a series of bestselling memoirs of his life there, beginning with A Year in Provence (1989).