Book Review - An Escape to Provence by Sophie Claire - #HolidayReading Mallorca

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Title: An Escape To Provence

Author: Sophie Claire

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Publication Date: 12th May 2022

Rating: 4 Stars

Where there's a will, can love find a way?

When cynical divorce lawyer Daisy Jackson unexpectedly inherits a ramshackle farmhouse in Provence, she sets off for the French countryside to oversee renovations herself.

But Gabriel Laforet has other ideas. A local builder with ties to the property, Gabriel is determined to see Daisy off and preserve the characterful, charming farmhouse - which, but for a missing will, he knows is rightfully his.

When the two meet, it's clear they couldn't be more different: Gabriel has lived in the small country village all his life; Daisy is a city girl whose career means everything. He is laid-back and messy; she is used to being in control. As they begin to work together, sparks fly. Yet they're inexplicably drawn to each other and, in the heat of the Provence sun, secrets begin to spill. Perhaps Daisy can trust him with her carefully guarded heart after all?

But Gabriel is still searching for the missing will that proves the farmhouse belongs to him - and in doing so, risks upturning everything he and Daisy have started to build together . . .

This was a very gentle slow burn romance, where you are never sure if the two rather different main characters are ever going to get together or not. 

Gabriel and Daisy are total opposites in everything, and in Daisy's time in Provence, she starts to change. 

There is a lot of character growth from them both, and I thoroughly enjoyed all the characters especially Gabriel's friends in the village. 

I liked getting a glimpse of Provencal rural life, and getting a feel for that part of France. 

It was a really enjoyable story that I was certainly entertained by. 

Thank you to Netgalley and Hodder & Stoughton for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.