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I have not read many books by Katie but I thoroughly enjoyed this one, I felt as though it was an easy and fun read that had lots packed into it.
However, I've been a member of the RNA for more years than I can actually remember and will have its very best interests at the core of everything I do. Of course I had watched every TV programme there was about chateaux, but interestingly, the one I created was quite unlike any of the ones I saw.Set in the early 60s, a chance meeting in Paris will change 20-year-old Alexandra’s life… at least for the summer.
It’s the story of Alexandra, a 20 year old orphan who manages to fall into a job as a nanny to three children in Provence. It didn’t flow and I was beginning to wonder where it was going but I persevered but was left disappointed. It’s not quite the same when it comes to Felicite, who at 15 clearly doesn’t feel like she needs a nanny to look after her, although the change in her as the book plays out is clear. She bumps into Donna outside the Sacré Coeur, and there begins a chain of events that leads her to gaining employment from the handsome Le Comte de Belleville. I’d absolutely recommend this book to anyone and everyone, whether you’re a romance lover or not, read Katie’s books.Having decided, at Donna’s insistence, to spend a little longer than the planned 24 hours in Paris, Donna tells her about a job in Paris an acquaintance is looking to fill. Well, I say buddy read… *taps chin*This was your typical Hannah/Laura buddy read where the planned reading schedule goes to pot on the first night *snorts*. A Wedding in Provence is the second in a series of three about three girls who met on a cookery course in London. The relationship between Antoine and Alexandra was almost non existent, the need to over explain situations was annoying and there were quite a few eye rolling moments for me.
With a get-on-with-it mindset, she throws off her pearls and stiff dresses and adopts a barefoot Provençial lifestyle. Katie Fforde lives in the beautiful Cotswold countryside with her family, and is a true country girl at heart.Following on from A Wedding in the Country where three young women, Lizzie, Alexandra and Meg, meet on a cookery course and become firm friends, A Wedding in Provence is Alexandra’s story.
Surprisingly the position turns out not to be in Paris but in Provence, but Alexandra accepts the challenge, despite her only experience being with her own Nannies. Alexandra enlists the help of her good friend from England - gay something still illegal in England and her in turn brings a friend. With relatable challenges that keep her on her toes – Antoine’s over-bearing ex-mother-in-law and his haughty ex-wife, a prickly love rival, the upward battle of building trust with children who have all but been neglected – Alexandra’s character develops gently and convincingly. A lot happens in the last third of the book which gives it a slightly uneven pace but that takes nothing away from this cosy read. The children's father - a count and very handsome often works away and Alexandra is left to cope with this alone.Waiting for her inside is three silent, rather hostile children who are to be her charges for the next month. How will she learn to cope with the three children of the French count who is the father to the three, as she finds herself falling for him? There are many interesting characters in this book, that help to add colour to the story, and the market scenes make me want to go and visit similar places, too! I want to thank netgalley, Random House UK, Cornerstone publishers and Katie Fforde for allowing me to read this book and give my personal thoughts. The setting (1960s Provence) could perhaps have been more strongly characterised, but the story is cute and a winning combination of sweet, clean romance with a hot French Count and a cast of other delightful characters (adults, children, big dog and small kittens) plus obvious 'baddies', copious amounts of chocolate - and did I mention the adorable kittens?
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