Peter Mayle, author of A Year in Provence, dies aged 78

British author died in a hospital near his home in the south of France, publisher confirmsPeter Mayle, the author best known for writing A Year in Provence, has died.Publisher Alfred A Knopf announced on Thursday that the British writer died in a hospital near his home in the south of France. The 78-year-old died after a brief illness. Continue reading...