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Title: Escape to the French Farmhouse
Author: Victoria Brownlee
Format reviewed: Ebook
Source: Netgalley
Publisher: Quercus
Publication Date: 25th July 2019
Rating: Four Stars
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Ella moved to Paris on a whim - and found happily ever after.
But after six months of romantic bliss, living with her French boyfriend, cheesemonger Serge, Ella's new life is thrown off course. An unplanned pregnancy doesn't seem too bad, until Serge unexpectedly decides to move their growing family to a goat farm in the Loire Valley, without consulting Ella.
Can Ella and Serge's relationship survive their relocation to the depths of the French countryside?
But after six months of romantic bliss, living with her French boyfriend, cheesemonger Serge, Ella's new life is thrown off course. An unplanned pregnancy doesn't seem too bad, until Serge unexpectedly decides to move their growing family to a goat farm in the Loire Valley, without consulting Ella.
Can Ella and Serge's relationship survive their relocation to the depths of the French countryside?
Victoria Brownlee is a new author to me, I did intend buy her previous book but failed to get there, so I came into this without having a clue what to expect.
Possibly should have realised it was a sequel, but honestly other than twigging quite early on that it was, the book can easily be read as a standalone. I never felt disadvantaged from not having seen exactly how Ella and Serge got together.
i loved seeing how this couple dealt with a pregnancy and a possibly in Ella's case reluctant moving from Paris to the french countryside and taking over a goat farm!
You really get a feel for the French way of life in this book, which I enjoyed immensely.
Purely down to personal preference there was perhaps a bit too much cheese mentioned, but that is simply because I don't eat it, and have no desire to learn much about the million varieties there appear to be!!
Besides that minor point, I loved this book. It has an easy to read writing style, which flowed really well, and I thoroughly enjoyed the story.
I enjoyed seeing how two people who are quite different can try to become a family unit and their friends and family were a welcome set of characters to get to know.
With fab French Food, the Loire Valley, some bits of Paris life, a new business and a baby on the way, this is a really entertaining read, and I look forward to seeing what the author writes next.
Thank you to Netgalley and Quercus for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
Possibly should have realised it was a sequel, but honestly other than twigging quite early on that it was, the book can easily be read as a standalone. I never felt disadvantaged from not having seen exactly how Ella and Serge got together.
i loved seeing how this couple dealt with a pregnancy and a possibly in Ella's case reluctant moving from Paris to the french countryside and taking over a goat farm!
You really get a feel for the French way of life in this book, which I enjoyed immensely.
Purely down to personal preference there was perhaps a bit too much cheese mentioned, but that is simply because I don't eat it, and have no desire to learn much about the million varieties there appear to be!!
Besides that minor point, I loved this book. It has an easy to read writing style, which flowed really well, and I thoroughly enjoyed the story.
I enjoyed seeing how two people who are quite different can try to become a family unit and their friends and family were a welcome set of characters to get to know.
With fab French Food, the Loire Valley, some bits of Paris life, a new business and a baby on the way, this is a really entertaining read, and I look forward to seeing what the author writes next.
Thank you to Netgalley and Quercus for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
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