Falling for a French Dream: Escape to the French countryside for the perfect uplifting read
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- Author：Jennifer Bohnet
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Felicity Butler
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Wonderful escape to the French countryside near Nice！！Easy reading， warm hearted， and hugely enjoyable。 Nicola and her son Oliver are making the best of their lives after tragedy hits their family。 When her father in law requests her to visit him in France， her life is about to change。 Great story， great characters， with a good knowledge of the French culture， Thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and would highly recommend it。Thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood books for the early read。
Julie
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Emotional， astute and compulsively readable， Falling for a French Dream is the latest engrossing novel by best-selling author Jennifer Bohnet。After the tragic death of her husband， Nicola Jacques and her son Oliver decided to relocate to his father’s family olive farm in the hills above the French Riviera。 With relations being rather strained because of a family feud that had caused untold damage， Nicola isn’t sure of the reception they are going to get， but she is willing to do anything for her Emotional， astute and compulsively readable， Falling for a French Dream is the latest engrossing novel by best-selling author Jennifer Bohnet。After the tragic death of her husband， Nicola Jacques and her son Oliver decided to relocate to his father’s family olive farm in the hills above the French Riviera。 With relations being rather strained because of a family feud that had caused untold damage， Nicola isn’t sure of the reception they are going to get， but she is willing to do anything for her son’s future – even if it means butting heads with an autocratic and stubborn old man like Henri。 With Henri determined to ensure that Oliver takes over the reins of the farm when the time is right， there is certainly a lot at stake for Nicola。 But has she made the right choice moving her entire life to France？Nicola is not about to let Henri walk all over her and her son。 Keen to maintain a measure of independence， she buys a rundown cottage on the edge of the farm and begins renovating it and cultivating the small holding that came with the cottage。 As Nicola and Oliver begin to settle down， they feel happy for the first time in a very long while。 Nicola comes to cherish the help which Henri’s sisters offer her and Oliver and a friendship with property developer Gilles also blossoms。But could Nicola’s future be threatened by the arrival of some unexpected news that puts in jeopardy everything that she holds dear to her heart…Jennifer Bohnet’s Falling for a French Dream is a wonderful tale about taking a chance on happiness， new beginnings， hope and healing that readers will thoroughly enjoy。 As always， Jennifer Bohnet’s descriptions of France are so rich and vivid that readers feel as if they are taking in the sights and sounds of the places she evokes alongside her protagonists。In Nicola， Jennifer Bohnet has created a character readers will relate to。 Strong， loyal and determined to build a future for herself and her son， Nicola is the kind of heroine readers would love to have as a good friend。Poignant， compelling and enjoyable， Jennifer Bohnet whisks readers away with her latest novel， Falling for a French Dream。 。。。more
Jane Hunt
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A poignant story of family， grief and second chances in the South of France。 The characterisation and setting of this story immerse the reader into Nicola and Oliver's lives。 This is a multi-generational story with Henri， Oliver's grandfather， as the strict， unbending Patriarch。 Josephine and Odette Oliver's great aunts welcome Nicola and her son unreservedly and are instrumental in working towards the compromise essential for the family to heal。 Romance flourishes from loss， and Nicola has to d A poignant story of family， grief and second chances in the South of France。 The characterisation and setting of this story immerse the reader into Nicola and Oliver's lives。 This is a multi-generational story with Henri， Oliver's grandfather， as the strict， unbending Patriarch。 Josephine and Odette Oliver's great aunts welcome Nicola and her son unreservedly and are instrumental in working towards the compromise essential for the family to heal。 Romance flourishes from loss， and Nicola has to decide where her heart lies。 Vivid descriptions evoke the reader's imagination to visualise the location and the events that unfold。 This is a character-led story， and each one is lovingly crafted into a believable individual who the reader can like or dislike。I received a copy of this book from Boldwood Books via NetGalley in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Kel
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Oh wow I don't know where to start， this is an author whose stories transport me to sunny France and steal my heart within the first few chapters。 I love picking up a book and just knowing it's going to be an amazing read and a feel good tonic which is something we all need from time to time。I loved my trip to France where we meet the Jacques family as they adjust to the sudden loss of their son/nephew and we get to meet Olivier and Nicola who are also still deeply lost in the grief of losing Ma Oh wow I don't know where to start， this is an author whose stories transport me to sunny France and steal my heart within the first few chapters。 I love picking up a book and just knowing it's going to be an amazing read and a feel good tonic which is something we all need from time to time。I loved my trip to France where we meet the Jacques family as they adjust to the sudden loss of their son/nephew and we get to meet Olivier and Nicola who are also still deeply lost in the grief of losing Marc。We get to experience the highs and lows as they work to mend bridges， build new relationships and make life changing decisions。 All set against the stunning back drop of a small village near Nice and the family farm。The absolute back bone of this story was family and throughout the beautiful descriptions and sprinkles of romance the importance of family shone through。A story that consumed me and I was desperate to keep reading but also wanted to savour as I was enjoying it so much。 。。。more
Vanessa
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"WoW。。。。。。Très bon et magnifiquement écrit - j'ai adoré！" Falling for a French Dream by Jennifer Bohnet was a beautifully written book and a lovely surprise for me， as I don't usually read books like this But the Title and the cover just caught my eye and I had to read it。 I never even read what this book was about。 The title said it all！ Especially as I fell for the French dream myself and moved out to France from the UK 6 years ago with my hubby， 2 dogs and a mad cat！ This is a book about Nico "WoW。。。。。。Très bon et magnifiquement écrit - j'ai adoré！" Falling for a French Dream by Jennifer Bohnet was a beautifully written book and a lovely surprise for me， as I don't usually read books like this But the Title and the cover just caught my eye and I had to read it。 I never even read what this book was about。 The title said it all！ Especially as I fell for the French dream myself and moved out to France from the UK 6 years ago with my hubby， 2 dogs and a mad cat！ This is a book about Nicola Jacques and her teenage son Oliver who relocates to his father’s family's Olive Farm in the hills above the French Riviera 。after tragically losing his dad and the ex husband to Nicola。 Sadly due a family feud， Oliver has never known his fathers’ side of the family and Grand-papa Henri is intent that Oliver will take over the reins of the ancestral farm and his rightful inheritance。 Nicola purchases a run-down cottage on the edge of the family's Olive Farm and sets to work renovating their new home and providing an income by cultivating the small holding that came with the Cottage。 Nicola and Oliver settles in quickly and start to build their life， with the help of Josephine and Odette who are Oliver's aunties。They have no regrets moving to France。 Oliver spends most of the summer holiday with his grand-papa on the farm and Nicola spends her days renovating their new home and garden with the help of local property developer Gilles Bongars where she has become very close to。 This story has sad parts and a tear or two was shed by me。 So be warned。This book was previously published as The French Legacy。I highly recommend this book and I am looking forward to read more books by Jennifer。 I love the way she writes especially as I found this book an enjoyable read and hard to put down。Big Thank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for sharing a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest opinion。 and especially as Jennifer is a new author to me。 。。。more
Jessica
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If you， like me， are a Francophile， you will love Falling for a French Dream。 It is a feel-good novel about new beginnings and family bonds that tells the story of recently widowed Nicola and her son Henri's impromptu move to her father-in-law's olive farm in the South of France。 The titillating details of Provencal will make wanna-be France dwellers such as myself practically burst into Le Marseillaise as they turn the pages。 Thank you to NetGalley for the free copy of this dreamy little French If you， like me， are a Francophile， you will love Falling for a French Dream。 It is a feel-good novel about new beginnings and family bonds that tells the story of recently widowed Nicola and her son Henri's impromptu move to her father-in-law's olive farm in the South of France。 The titillating details of Provencal will make wanna-be France dwellers such as myself practically burst into Le Marseillaise as they turn the pages。 Thank you to NetGalley for the free copy of this dreamy little French read。 。。。more
Linda
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💞Taking chances on a new life in France: family， friends and a well-deserved romance🌄4-4。5🌟 starsAuthor Jennifer Bohnet has a real talent for lovingly bringing to life rural France。 Here a young teenager loses his father and his mother Nicola does all in her power to ease his grief and do the right thing to secure a happy future for him。 Packing up their life and moving from England to join the boy's paternal family in rural farm life in southern France brings plenty of possibilities along with 💞Taking chances on a new life in France: family， friends and a well-deserved romance🌄4-4。5🌟 starsAuthor Jennifer Bohnet has a real talent for lovingly bringing to life rural France。 Here a young teenager loses his father and his mother Nicola does all in her power to ease his grief and do the right thing to secure a happy future for him。 Packing up their life and moving from England to join the boy's paternal family in rural farm life in southern France brings plenty of possibilities along with some new heartache。The writing makes the pages fly by and there's more than one sweet， second chance romance to brighten their days。 I enjoyed it though it's not my favorite of the author's French-set works。 Thanks to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for sharing a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest opinion。 。。。more
Sarah
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**review to come **
Donna read。athon2021
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