Idle In Provence

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A hilarious and heartwarming memoir of Monty Python legend Eric Idle's fifty-year quest to build the perfect home in Provence.

'Enchanting and hilarious' Stephen Fry

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.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781529976823
Published: September 2026

Number of pages: 320
Width: 153 mm
Height: 234 mm
Depth: 40 mm

Publisher: Ebury Publishing