RaveSan Francisco Chronicle\"... fascinating and beautifully written ... The amazing thing about a book packed with science (plus a few charts, graphs, notes and a glossary) is how poetic and poignant the writing is. Boyce is a warm narrator who seamlessly guides readers through scientific studies, case histories and his own career and family history.\
Peter Mayle
RaveThe San Francisco ChronicleIt’s a short, breezy read on small-format pages, enhanced by eight pages of Jennie Mayle’s full-color photographs of things mentioned in the text, such as a sunflower field, a rare snowfall, a mobile wine bar at the farmers’ market. Though concise, it’s full of thoughtful reflections and trenchant observations of how things have changed—and remained the same—over Mayle’s time there ... The book’s variety seems a bit scattershot, but it all adds up to a better understanding of the people and culture of Provence. Mayle is astute at capturing the rhythm of life there, which he says visitors often don’t get ... In his first Provencal memoir, Mayle was the outsider trying to break in. Here, he has the perspective of a seasoned local, pointing out the laughable missteps of the tourists (and his own foreign guests) who flood the region each spring and summer ... It’s wonderful to get to go on one more journey with him and remember why we fell in love with him and his writing.
