"A Year in Provence" by Peter Mayle was delicious and delightful - I loved it madly. It reminded me of Adam Gopnik's book about Paris - very learned and smart and funny. This book was as glorious as a vacation in Provence.
"The Jane Austen Book Club" by Karen Joy Fowler was also really wonderful. I resisted it, thinking it would be too sickeningly sweet. But she does have a wry take on things, a penchant for witty lines and a friendly writing style. I giggled to myself when reading it several times. The storyline is rather elliptical but I didn't mind at all, I liked her digressions and mini-stories and amusing take on love, relationships, books, pets.
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