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Peter Mayle

A British citizen living in France.

Madame Mayle

Moves to Provence with husband.

Faustin

A hard worker and a good neighbor.

Henriette

The wife of Faustin

Grandfather P

Eighty-year-old father of Faustin

Antoine Massot

The old, surly neighbor of the Mayles.

Monsieur Menicucci

A plumber and philosopher

Didier

A mason who renovates houses.

Ramon

A plasterer who does everything by hand.

Bernard

The pool man.

Christian

The architect for the project on the Mayles' home.

Tony

Someone the Mayles barely know, who asks Peter to help him find a house in Provence.

Bennett

Another visitor whom the Mayles love, but who is accident-prone.

Ted and Susan

The type of English visitor who can't stomach the French food and whose skin is too delicate for the sun in Provence.

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