Acquired Tastes, Peter Mayle
Acquired Tastes, Peter Mayle
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Acquired Tastes

Author: Peter Mayle

Narrator: Robin Sachs

Unabridged: 4 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Escargot

Published: 08/03/2015

Synopsis

Acquired Tastes, originally published as Expensive Habits, is a celebration of life’s extravagances. It explores an aspect of human nature that, although dormant in hard economic times, is capable of erupting with the hint of good fortune and the drop of a credit card. It samples the luxuries of Havana cigars, Parisian hotels, bespoke London tailoring, and hand-made shoes; discusses the proper color for a stretch limousine; and weighs the cost versus the pleasure of keeping a mistress. The proper way to eat true caviar is explained while providing the listener with hours of pure, unadulterated escapism.

About Peter Mayle

PETER MAYLE is the author of fifteen previous books. A recipient of the Légion d'Honneur from the French government for his cultural contributions, he lived in Provence with his wife, Jennie, for more than twenty-five years. He died in January 2018.

About Robin Sachs

Robin Sachs was born and raised in London, England, and studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). After RADA, Robin spent time performing everything from Shakespeare to Tom Stoppard and touring various parts of the known world. His British TV appearances include Brideshead Revisited, Upstairs Downstairs, and Rumpole of the Bailey. He is probably best known in America for his role on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as being in several films.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily

This edited collection addresses the common misperception that "modern food" in the U.S. is a postwar phenomenon, instead recasting the 1950s as the middle of the narrative and offering stories from the true origin point: the decades surrounding the turn of the nineteenth century into the twentieth.......more

Goodreads review by Mo

A fascinating collection of essays of what modern food really is.......more

Quotes

“This delightful celebration of the little (and not-so-little) extravagances that make life worth living scintillates with wit, brio, and trenchant observations on the best and the second-rate.” Publishers Weekly

“Mayle turns his witty and keen eye on the lifestyles and spending habits of the very, very, very rich…Mayle’s amusing observations provide die-hard fans of Dynasty and Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous with a few hours of pure hedonistic escapism." Library Journal

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