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A review by lucyatoz
A Good Year by Peter Mayle
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
A Good Year by Peter Mayle is only just a good book! Max Skinner, recently resigned from his high-flying job in Finance, seriously in debt after being conned out of a big bonus by his boss, and finding the ideal opportunity to leave the big smoke behind for a small village in the South of France, after his Uncle dies, leaving him his 18th century house and vineyard along with a gruff employee, Roussel.
Some good, and not so good wine, some beautiful ladies, and one lady who is looking to con him again with the aid of a smooth talking wine seller! With a toff real estate agent who happens to be his former brother-in-law and an amateur wine connoisseur, and an American woman, who happens to work at a winery in California, the story ends up as a wine goose chase for all involved!
It was an entertaining story, with some humourous moments. Certainly not a full-bodied red wine, more like the house red!
Some good, and not so good wine, some beautiful ladies, and one lady who is looking to con him again with the aid of a smooth talking wine seller! With a toff real estate agent who happens to be his former brother-in-law and an amateur wine connoisseur, and an American woman, who happens to work at a winery in California, the story ends up as a wine goose chase for all involved!
It was an entertaining story, with some humourous moments. Certainly not a full-bodied red wine, more like the house red!