A Year in Provence 📖

A Year in Provence

Mayle, Peter
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thriller international suspense past tense third limited POV ~207 pp

Vibe

tense corrupt atmospheric

A thriller. Expect minimal worldbuilding, epic scope. Plot-driven and action-forward. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 65
sparsedense
Pacing 70
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 15
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 50%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count51,780
Page count~207 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited