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Anything Considered

by Peter Mayle

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I read this book and it is really histerical. It also entails the life of a person who is oblivious on what to do with thier life so would result in doing anything except getting married. Action and adventure is accompanied along with the story. (

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nina7 | Apr 23, 2009 |

Set in France (of course, since it’s written by Peter Mayle) this light read is fun and enjoyable with just the right mix of thrills and romance. When things begin to look bleak for expatriate Bennett, he places an ad in The International Herald Tribune which states “anything considered except marriage.” It just gets better from there… (

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RABooktalker | Jan 5, 2009 |

Maybe it was the setting - southern France, palm trees, Monaco. Or maybe the characters - roguish Bennett, confident Anna, mysterious Poe, etc. Yes, there's lots of adventure and close calls, but it reminded me of the movie It Takes a Thief and I could imagine the 1960s soundtrack as our heroes try to stay one step ahead of the bad guys. (

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krin5292 | Aug 25, 2007 |

I gave up on that one. Not for me. I remember that I read a German translation, but I was so not intersted, I can not remember a shred of the storyline 4 years later. A British guy comes to the Provence / Cote D'Azur, some crime or sleuthing ensues... I was very bored. (

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cathepsut | Mar 17, 2007 |

More Provence-based fiction from Peter Mayle this time a truffle caper. (

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New York Times bestseller (Fiction, 1996)

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Something would turn up, Bennett kept telling himself.

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Amazon.com (ISBN 0679441239, Hardcover)

Peter Mayle continues to mine the romanticism of Provence for his literary success. A former advertising executive, his Year in Provence told of his time there and brought him unexpected acclaim. Then came three more tales from Provence, Toujours Provence, Hotel Pastis and A Dog's Life. In his latest work, Mayle finds another good reason to write about Provence: its food and wine. This tale is an adventure that manages to send its heroes through a series of wine-tastings and excellent restaurants as they seek to save the black truffle. It's an adventure many of us would love to take.

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