A Good Year (novel)
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| Author | Peter Mayle |
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| Language | English |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
A Good Year is a 2004 novel by English writer Peter Mayle, author of A Year in Provence and Chasing Cézanne. The story follows Max Skinner, a London stockbroker, who loses his job before finding out that he inherited a vineyard in France from his late uncle Henry.
The idea for the book emerged from discussions Mayle had with his Provence neighbour, director Ridley Scott, who had interest in a cross-cultural fish-out-of-water comedy about an Englishman transplanted to Provence.[1] In 2006 Scott adapted the book into a film starring Russell Crowe.[2]
References
- ^ Ridley Scott, Marc Klein (2007). Audio commentary. A Good Year DVD.
- ^ Hall, Sandra (11 November 2006). "A Good Year". The Sydney Morning Herald.