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Home / Authors / Peter Mayle Peter Mayle British author Peter Mayle is best known for his bestselling *A Year in Provence* series, which chronicled his life in rural France. His books have sold over 7 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Peter Mayle books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1975 'What's Happening to Me?': A Guide to Puberty POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1976 'Will I Go To Heaven?' POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1977 'Where Did I Come From?' POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1977 'Will I Like It?' POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 1978 How To Be a Pregnant Father POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 1979 Baby Taming POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 1980 The Amazing Adventures of Chilly Billy POoPB · 1 Buy ↗ 1980 Divorce Can Happen to Nice People POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 1980 Great Moments in Baby History POoNB · 8 Buy ↗ 1981 As Dead as a Dodo POoPB · 2 Buy ↗ 1981 We're Not Pregnant POoNB · 9 Buy ↗ 1981 Congratulations, You're Not Pregnant POoNB · 10 Buy ↗ 1982 Grown-Ups and Other Problems: Help for Small People in a Big World POoNB · 11 Buy ↗ 1983 Thirsty Work POoNB · 12 Buy ↗ 1983 From Here to Maternity POoNB · 13 Buy ↗ 1984 Man's Best Friend POoWWB · 1 Buy ↗ 1984 The Honeymoon Book POoNB · 14 Buy ↗ 1985 Twinkle Winkle: Man's Best Friend and Your Star Signs POoWWB · 2 Buy ↗ 1986 Wicked Willie's Guide to Women: A Worm's Eye View of the Fair Sex POoWWB · 3 Buy ↗ 1986 Anything But Rover POoNB · 15 Buy ↗ 1986 Sweet Dreams and Monsters POoNB · 16 Buy ↗ 1987 Wicked Willie's Low-Down on Men POoWWB · 4 Buy ↗ 1988 Footprints in the Butter POoPB · 3 Buy ↗ 1988 The World According to Wicked Willie POoWWB · 5 Buy ↗ 1988 Willie's Away! POoWWB · 6 Buy ↗ 1988 Why Are We Getting a Divorce? POoNB · 17 Buy ↗ 1989 A Year in Provence POoPNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1989 Dear Willie POoWWB · 7 Buy ↗ 1989 Scruffs The Alternative Dog Show POoNB · 18 Buy ↗ 1990 Wicked Willie Stand Up Comic POoWWB · 8 Buy ↗ 1990 Dangerous Candy POoNB · 19 Buy ↗ 1991 Toujours Provence POoPNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1991 Willie's Leg-Over Handbook POoWWB · 9 Buy ↗ 1991 Acquired Tastes POoNB · 20 Buy ↗ 1991 Expensive Habits POoNB · 21 Buy ↗ 1993 Hotel Pastis POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1993 Provence A-Z POoNB · 22 Buy ↗ 1993 Provence POoNB · 23 Buy ↗ 1994 Provence from the Air POoNB · 24 Buy ↗ 1995 A Dog's Life POoNB · 25 Buy ↗ 1996 Anything Considered POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1997 Chasing Cezanne POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1999 Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France POoPNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2001 French Lessons / Bon Appetit POoNB · 26 Buy ↗ 2004 A Good Year POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 2005 Confessions of a French Baker POoNB · 27 Buy ↗ 2009 The Vintage Caper POoSLB · 1 Buy ↗ 2009 Up the Agency POoNB · 28 Buy ↗ 2012 The Marseille Caper POoSLB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 Hotel Pastis of Provence POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 2014 The Corsican Caper / Murder in the Med POoSLB · 3 Buy ↗ 2014 Provence in Ten Easy Lessons POoNB · 29 Buy ↗ 2015 The Diamond Caper POoSLB · 4 Buy ↗ 2018 My Twenty-Five Years in Provence POoPNB · 4 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Picture Books 3 books · 1980–1988
01 The Amazing Adventures of Chilly Billy 1980 Buy ↗ 02 As Dead as a Dodo 1981 Buy ↗ 03 Footprints in the Butter 1988 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 5 books · 1993–2013
02 Anything Considered 1996 Buy ↗ 03 Chasing Cezanne 1997 Buy ↗ 05 Hotel Pastis of Provence 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Provence Non-Fiction Books 4 books · 1989–2018
01 A Year in Provence 1989 Buy ↗ 02 Toujours Provence 1991 Buy ↗ 03 Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France 1999 Buy ↗ 04 My Twenty-Five Years in Provence 2018 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 29 books · 1975–2014
01 'What's Happening to Me?': A Guide to Puberty 1975 Buy ↗ 02 'Will I Go To Heaven?' 1976 Buy ↗ 03 'Where Did I Come From?' 1977 Buy ↗ 04 'Will I Like It?' 1977 Buy ↗ 05 How To Be a Pregnant Father 1978 Buy ↗ 07 Divorce Can Happen to Nice People 1980 Buy ↗ 08 Great Moments in Baby History 1980 Buy ↗ 09 We're Not Pregnant 1981 Buy ↗ 10 Congratulations, You're Not Pregnant 1981 Buy ↗ 11 Grown-Ups and Other Problems: Help for Small People in a Big World 1982 Buy ↗ 13 From Here to Maternity 1983 Buy ↗ 14 The Honeymoon Book 1984 Buy ↗ 15 Anything But Rover 1986 Buy ↗ 16 Sweet Dreams and Monsters 1986 Buy ↗ 17 Why Are We Getting a Divorce? 1988 Buy ↗ 18 Scruffs The Alternative Dog Show 1989 Buy ↗ 19 Dangerous Candy 1990 Buy ↗ 20 Acquired Tastes 1991 Buy ↗ 21 Expensive Habits 1991 Buy ↗ 24 Provence from the Air 1994 Buy ↗ 26 French Lessons / Bon Appetit 2001 Buy ↗ 27 Confessions of a French Baker 2005 Buy ↗ 29 Provence in Ten Easy Lessons 2014 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Sam Levitt Books 4 books · 2009–2015
01 The Vintage Caper 2009 Buy ↗ 02 The Marseille Caper 2012 Buy ↗ 03 The Corsican Caper / Murder in the Med 2014 Buy ↗ 04 The Diamond Caper 2015 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Wicked Willie Books 9 books · 1984–1991
01 Man's Best Friend 1984 Buy ↗ 02 Twinkle Winkle: Man's Best Friend and Your Star Signs 1985 Buy ↗ 03 Wicked Willie's Guide to Women: A Worm's Eye View of the Fair Sex 1986 Buy ↗ 04 Wicked Willie's Low-Down on Men 1987 Buy ↗ 05 The World According to Wicked Willie 1988 Buy ↗ 06 Willie's Away! 1988 Buy ↗ 08 Wicked Willie Stand Up Comic 1990 Buy ↗ 09 Willie's Leg-Over Handbook 1991 Buy ↗