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Set in the 60s but to be honest that has little bearing on the narrative - jute a lack of mobile phones! As a big fan of The Sound of Music, I enjoyed following the relationship and comparing it to Maria and Captain von Trapp’s. Not very eager to take this route, she jumps at the chance to stay in gay Paree for a little longer when a temporary job offer comes up, but it ends up in Provence, as a nanny, rather than something more glamorous. It didn’t flow and I was beginning to wonder where it was going but I persevered but was left disappointed. Waiting for her inside is three silent, rather hostile children who are to be her charges for the next month.
To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Yes, the romance is there, absolutely, simmering, in the background, but I do wish there had been more of the build-up, as the inevitable conclusion is so sped up!I believe falling in love is the best thing in the world, and I want all my characters to experience it, and my readers to share their stories. So, after a trying week at work I had a date with my sofa and the book on the Saturday and I wasn’t moving!
Set in Provence in the middle of the 60’s you are just transported straight into the chateaux with Alexandra, having the confidence to take on the job of nanny to three kids just days after arriving in Paris at just 20 is inspiring and tells you a bit about the kind of character she is. A chance meeting in Paris leads to her being employed as a nanny to three French children who live in a chateau in Provence. Simple, country Provençial life is pleasantly portrayed through descriptions of the landscape, markets and food, and provides a relaxed backdrop for stiff-natured characters to change. 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.
The novel is set in 1963 and I can certainly see the benefit of setting the novel in that time period before mobile phones etc. A Wedding in Provence is published by Century Books and available now in hardback, ebook and audiobook formats.
Portobello Book Blog is not responsible for the republishing of the content found on this blog on other Web sites or media without its permission. This book has a great cast of characters, from the old fashioned, rude and somewhat cruel ex-mother in law, to the ex-wife herself, poor Alexandra is really thrown into the thick of it with her new job in Provence. 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. And those kids, Stephie especially, just make this book extra special, I loved how blunt and honest Stephie was, she really doesn’t mince her words and it’s so sweet how she gets on with Alexandra so quickly.
You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I first started writing when my mother gave me a writing kit for Christmas, and once I started I just couldn’t stop. She finds herself looking after a teenage girl, a not much younger brother and adopted much younger sister.
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