Another wonderful story from Katie Fforde. It was so nice to catch up with characters from her previous novels. It took me right back in time! Thank you so much for this arc.

Katie Fforde never fails to write exceptional stories filled to the brim with realistic and wonderful characters. She’s a firm favourite in our family and I can’t wait to see what she releases next.

Thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for a review.

A lovely easy read set in London in the 1960's and lovely to catch up with some familiar friends too.

Recommended.

An enjoyable read set in the late 1960s. Felicity is in London for a year’s secretarial course before returning to France to study art. She meets Violet who is living in her Godmother’s house, where Felicity and her mother rent an apartment. They become good friends and support each other through potential romances. A lovely story with great characters that is fun to read

i have been a reader of this authors books for year and was excited to read this.
in all honestly i struggled at first to connect with the characters but once i got into the story i really enjoyed it so bare with it and im sure you will love itv

You always know what you're getting with a Katie Fforde novel, and this one is no exception. It's a lovely cosy story, set in 60's London and follows Felicite/Felicity who has grown up in France with her father but has now moved to live with her mother in England while she studies to be a secretary, but dreams of being an artist. She's sweet and naive, just as Violet, her upstairs neighbour and new friend also is. They meet Oliver, a mudlark, and before long she is painting him and joining him in the mud.

Although there's plenty of references to it being the sixties, it's all a bit vague for me and could've just done with a bit more depth to the story. Just like the author's last book, it was surface level nice but I kept hoping for more from the characters or setting. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice easy read, and perfect for taking on a holiday, but beyond a few bits of miscommunication, the chemistry was all a bit lacking.

Thanks to Netgalley for a free ARC in return for an honest review.

Quite a light and easy read story set in London in the late 1960s. Felicity has come to London for a year and is undertaking a secretarial course whilst Violet is working in a bookshop. Their troublesome and intertwined love lives and those of their friends and family form the heart of the story. I didn’t realise that it featured characters from previous books of Katie Fforde, however it can still be read as a stand alone.

Katie Fforde's books are always written with a wonderful lightness that carries the leader along, and From London with Love is no exception. However, it's not one of her best books. In trying work out why I have landed on the characters and the resolution. The characters lack depth; I don't feel that I ever really got to know them. Felicite, Violet and Jenny, the three young women finding romance, are pleasant enough but they don't live off the page; nor do they develop greatly. More problematic for me, though, are the resolutions of Felicite's and Violet's romances. Having disengaged themselves from their respective partners part-way through the book, they both find themselves reunited with them by the end without the issues dividing them being discussed or resolved. Having said all this, I enjoyed reading the book.

Standard Katie Fforde, but this time in triplicate.
Set in 60's London, which I remember well and very evocative.
Must see if I can find a Wedding in Provence which has some of the same characters a few years earlier.

'From London with Love' is the newest of Katie Fforde's novels set in the late 1960's. The main character is Felicity, who is experiencing swinging London for the first time, as she lives with her mother whilst she undertakes a secretarial course. Missing her family who she has left behind in France, she makes several new friends including Oliver. Whilst Oliver is clearly from a similar social background, his way of life is not... Whilst I prefer Katie Fforde's contemporary novels, I enjoyed this books and read it over a weekend. A good introduction to Fforde's historical novels, it could easily be read as a stand-alone, although the background provided in the previous books is useful when reading this one. Thanks to Netgalley for my ARC.

From London with Love is a story of families and expectations.. Set in London in the late 1960s, Felicity is taking a secretarial course whilst Violet is working in a bookshop for an elusive boss. Their complicated and intertwined love lives and those of their friends and family form the storylines woven together..
Fans of Katie Fforde won’t be disappointed- another great book.
With thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I didn’t realise this book has characters from previous books. It didn’t impact the story or my enjoyment of this book. Fforde has a beautiful writing style and it was lovely reading all the details that made the 1960s setting.

Felicity the lead has moved to London from France to be with her mother, improve her English and her mother hopes she will settle down with a suitable man.

In enters Oliver. Could he be the one for felicity? Would he meet her mother’s expectations?. There is only one way to find out.

Enjoyable read.

When I want to read some romantic fiction, Katie Fforde is an author I turn to first. As I have been reading and enjoying her novels since 1995, I think I can safely say her writing never fails to provide just what I need at the time. Romantic escapism.

The novel is set in the final years of the swinging sixties and follows the lives of two young ladies, Felicity de Belville and Violet Stone, both living in the same house in London. They have only just met but soon become good friends and support each other in their romantic endeavours. There are plenty of tears as well as laughter as their romances progress with a great cast of supporting characters.

I am adding this author's note to this review ' It is important to note that this book is set between 1968 and 1969 when there were no rules about mudlarking. Today you cannot do it without a licence, even if you go with an experienced mudlarker.

Recommended as a perfect read for when one is in the mood for a readable romance, with the inevitable happy ending. Relax and enjoy.

With thanks to NetGalley, the publishers and the author for the opportunity to read and review 'From London With Love'

I love Katie's books and this one did not disappoint. Its really good and had me hooked from the start. The author writes in a way that you can easily relate to the characters. Its a great love story and it is a lovely book to read.

I really liked this story and was able to keep up, even though I hadn't read the others in the series..it didn't matter.
I was invested in the characters and liked the romance and following their story.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for allowing me an early copy of this book for my opinion. This latest book by Katie Fforde is part of a series and we do catch up with previous characters, but this can be read as a standalone. Having read the previous books, which I enjoyed but not as much as the authors earlier works, I wanted to read this one to catch up with the characters.

From London With Love is the next book in Katie Fforde's series set in the swinging 60s. Felicity uproots from Provence (where we had met her in a previous book) to start a secretarial curse in London and build bridges with her estranged mother. Felicity soon meets suitor Oliver, but can he live up to her mother's standards?

What I love about this series is that Fforde has kept true to the culture at the time, without pushing the boundaries. It's an interesting insight into relationships in that era, and a refreshing change to ultra modern romance.

I was invested in this story from the start, I hadn't read the previous books in the series but it really didn't matter.
This story is basically about two young women from privileged backgrounds following their very different journeys to romance.
Felicity de Belville had left her father's country chateaux in the Provence region of France for life in swinging London, she wasn't really looking forward to living with her socialite mother, Lucinda, whose parenting skills left a lot to be desired but she had promised to do a secretarial course in London before studying art in Paris.
Violet Stone was living in her Godmother's house in fashionable Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, Lucinda and her daughter Felicity were renting an apartment in the three story building. Violet's father was Lord Marchfont and lived in his stately pile, Stoneyhays, her godmother had secured her a job in a bookshop and although she spent most of her time in the basement she was enjoying her job.
Felicity and Violet soon become firm friends and support one another as they chase romance.
Felicity met handsome Oliver Ward, Oliver did odd jobs here and there, his passion was mudlarking on the Thames embankment looking for treasures, his ambition to become a jeweller was thwarted by his bombastic father who wanted him to follow the family tradition with a military career, was he the type of young man to gain Lucinda's approval ?
Violet fell head over heels for her handsome boss, Henry Halford, who also happened to be a friend of her fathers, but when the beautiful Dr. Saunders insisted on Henry accompanying him on a worldwide lecture tour, he was too eager, heartbroken Violet must forget him.
This is a lovely well told story, both romances have drama, laughter and tears before they reach their HEA. I look forward to reading more of Katie Fforde's books.
Thank you Net Gallery for this ARC, my review is voluntary.

Life and love in London - in 1968. Somehow I missed that this latest from Fforde is actually more or less historical fiction but it's still as good read about Violet and Felicity, who meet and become pals in the city. And there's a romantic interest in Oliver. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. Fforde fans will be pleased.

1968 and Felicity arrives in London from Provence to enrol on a secretarial course and meet a man! What she really wants is to stay in Provence and paint.
She meets Oliver who is a mudlark and lives on a barge. He is different from anyone she has ever met and soon she is joining him mudlarking amd meeting his friends.
However, she knows Oliver is not the man her Mother would want her to be involved with.