I think I may say this every time I read one of Gillian Harey's France-based books, but a little bit of me wants to find a small village somewhere in France where I can lose myself!
This time, in The Little Provence Book Shop the main character, Adeline, has taken a big step after a tumultuous period in her life, and uprooted herself and Lili, her five-year-old daughter, from London to a sleepy village in rural Provence where she has somehow found a job in a tiny bookshop.
Armed with enough French to get by, and not much more, Adeline starts work and develops an interesting relationship with the shop's owner, Monique, with whom she feels a strange connection that she cannot pinpoint.
There is a secret that she is running from and a possible answer she is looking to find, and at the bookshop, she slowly realises that she might not be the only one with something she is hiding, and secrets rarely stay in the box we put them in.
Of course, there is a chance of romance - why would there not be? But whether it comes from hunky patissier Andre or more friendly Michel is not for me to tell!
The Little Provence Bookshop is a feel-good, heartwarming story about a woman looking for her roots. Along the way, she finds them and helps others find their branches.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood for an ARC.

I just love the cover, the title and the plot!

Thank you, Boldwood Books, for the ARC.

I love the idea of this book and hence read the book with the greatest excitement. However, the writing, the character development or their interactions including their dialogues do not work for me.

I really wanted to LOVE LIVE LET the book!

Love a little “magic”. This book swept me in from the moment I started. What a sweet story of finding family. I loved the connection between Monique and Adeline. The story was a little bit of a giveaway with a twist. If you are looking for something to make you smile and a quick read, this is the book. I was lucky to read this DRC. I enjoyed picturing the small town in France and found myself wanting a cup of coffee to join along with the characters in the book. Adeline needs to get away from things when her mom passes away and she finds out she was actually adopted. She takes her young daughter and off they go to a small town in France where Adeline is going to work in a bookstore. There she meets the owner Monique and the story takes off.