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DATE OF RELEASE: 10 SEPT 2026

In 1971, two years after the launch of Monty Python’s Flying Circus made his comedy troupe global superstars - and made all their lives a little more complicated - Eric Idle decided to buy a ramshackle property in the south of France. In search of a simpler, quieter life, what followed was a story akin to A Year in Provence, but with more disaster, more heartbreak, more laughs - and much more spam. A tale spanning a fifty-year quest of home-building, friendship-making and bad-French-learning, Idle in Provence is a hilarious, tender and unforgettable memoir of Eric Idle's very own escape to the country.

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Publication: 10 Sept 2026, Ebury
ISBN: 9781529976816

Extent: 320 pages  

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Idle In Provence: A Brief History of Thyme by Eric Idle

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      Description

      DATE OF RELEASE: 10 SEPT 2026

      In 1971, two years after the launch of Monty Python’s Flying Circus made his comedy troupe global superstars - and made all their lives a little more complicated - Eric Idle decided to buy a ramshackle property in the south of France. In search of a simpler, quieter life, what followed was a story akin to A Year in Provence, but with more disaster, more heartbreak, more laughs - and much more spam. A tale spanning a fifty-year quest of home-building, friendship-making and bad-French-learning, Idle in Provence is a hilarious, tender and unforgettable memoir of Eric Idle's very own escape to the country.

      Hardback
      Publication: 10 Sept 2026, Ebury
      ISBN: 9781529976816

      Extent: 320 pages  

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