Gina is beginning to wonder if she can really justify her position as companion when Dorothy asks her if she would do something for her In Dorothy’s somewhat checkered past there are things she would rather keep quiet about. Now one of the group, who is a famous author is about to write her memoirs. She needs assistance caring for her husband, who has dementia as well as helping with the memoirs. Can Gina go and find out what is in this story.
Gina goes to France and finds herself in the midst of a mystery.
This was a fun read with some interesting characters and a great setting. It was an enjoyable read. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me read and review this book.

The Old Girls' Chateau Escape is book two of a series, but can be read independently. 71 year old Gina serves as a "companion" to Dorothy, who is 89. Dorothy asks Gina to go to Provence to temporarily serve as a companion to her old friend, Meredith, whose daughter and son-in-law have been called out of the country after their son suffers an accident. Apparently, Meredith is writing her memoirs, and Dorothy is concerned that something in her past will be shared by Meredith in her book.

This book serves up a little mystery as we follow the happenings at the hotel in Provence where all this takes place. A fun read!

Special thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader Copy of this title!

In the latest book starring Gina Knight and Dorothy Reed, readers travel to France with Gina as she takes on a new position as a companion to Dorothy’s friend Meredith Harper, a successful writer in Provence looking after her ailing husband. However, Dorothy has left out some important information that Gina needs to know, since Meredith is writing her memoirs and Dorothy needs to know what is in it before they are published. Gina must negotiate her friendship with Dorothy, her developing working relationship with Meredith, and her own adventures in Provence in this funny, charming, and deeply enjoyable continuation of the Old Girls series. Once again, the characters are the star of this novel, and readers will love this new location and new adventure that Gina explores with a host of new faces. As the spy mission for Dorothy and local mysteries in Provence appear, readers will love the different storylines that Kate Galley weaves throughout this fantastic and fun new read. Excellently written, deeply enjoyable, and absolutely chaotic, this book is a great mix of female friendships, ridiculous hijinks in the name of friendship, and emotional and personal growth for a host of characters that readers are sure to love.

Once again the author delivers a fun story with a mystery or two. Dorothy is off on a cruise and persuades Gina to take a companion job in the south of France for an old friend of hers. One she hasn’t spoken to in decades. Being a pushy busybody employer/ friend, Gina agrees to Dorothy’s request. Of course she also wants Gina to discover what Meredith is writing in her memoirs. There is a secret that Dorothy doesn’t want revealed and doesn’t even tell Gina what it is.
A difficult task if you don’t know. Once in France and she meets Meredith and her husband Gerald, who has early stages of dementia. She feels guilty with her promise to Dorothy and still undecided if she will do it. Meredith is a bit standoffish, but being that she broke her arm and needs help she relents and allows Gina to help.
There are other mysteries surrounding Gina stay at the hotel and she is drawn into helping solve them. To me it’s fun to read about senior citizens, as one myself. There is still a lot to enjoy in life and the author gets that message nicely across. Thank you #NetGalley and #BoldwoodBooks for this ARC. All opinions expressed are my own. #OldGirlsChateauEscape

Sequel to Old Girls Behaving Badly, an old friend of Dorothy's is planning to write her memoirs and Dorothy, afraid of what might come out about herself in Meredith's book, urges Gina to take a job as Meredith's companion and find out what she is planning to write. Gina heads to France to help out with Meredith's husband who has dementia, while Meredith herself recovers from an injury at a hotel owned by her daughter. There are also various dramas going on at the hotel itself, with the acting manager owing money to someone and things disappearing from guests' rooms. There were kind of a lot of smaller plotlines and maybe too much about the stuff at the hotel. Overall on par with the first book, a mostly light, quick read. 3 stars.

The Old Girls Chateau Escape is the second book by Kate Galley featuring octogenarian Dorothy Reed and septuagenarian Gina Knight. In this story Dorothy asks Gina to apply for a short stint as companion to Dorothy’s old friend Meredith Harper and her husband Gerald. Dorothy is recovering from a broken arm and Gerald is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. While Gina is in Provence at the Hotel and Spa du Cezanne, Dorothy has asked Gina to report back to her on the memoir Meredith is rumored to be writing.

Upon arrival in Marseilles, Gina is picked up from the airport by the interim hotel manager Lucien DuBois, nephew of Meredith’s son-in-law Hugo, hotel owner. Rose, Meredith and Gerald’s daughter, has insisted her parents relocate to France so that she is available to help them. However, soon after Meredith and Gerald’s arrival, Rose and Hugo are called away when their son, Oliver, is involved in a serious accident, which is why Gina has been engaged to help in their absence.

While at the resort, Gina has been tasked to get the elderly couple out in their new surroundings and to help them adjust in their new home. With Dorothy’s broken arm, another task of Gina’s will be to transcribe the daily recordings Dorothy does. Gina’s tasks are not too time intensive so to fill her days she befriends Lucien as well as fellow cottage guest Adele. Both seem to have mysteries to solve, and Gina is very good at problem solving.

This is another lovely tale with some important serious threads woven through a fun adventure. With well crafted characters and a lovely Mediterranean setting, this beautifully plotted story is a real tribute to the joie de vivre of ladies of a certain age. I very much enjoyed this book and I do recommend it!

This is the second book in the Old Girls Behaving Badly series, and follows up after the first book, with Gina now settled in living in her friends back apartment. Well, that is until Dorothy needs her to go on a mission- to France! This charming book will quickly have you enraptured as Gina tries to not only do her new job correctly, but adapt to living in a foreign place, while her life is still upended. Add in a few mysteries to be solved, and you have an adorable page turner featuring charming elder characters! I can't wait to see what the girls get up to next!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it's a real page turner. Full of mystery, secrets and good people, I couldn't put it down.

What a lovely story. Gina takes a companion job looking after Meredith and her husband, however they end up finding out so much about each other and Meredith’s background. A feel good read, made me tear up a few times.

The Old Girl’s Chateau Escape by Kate Galley is an entertaining story of a young (71) woman who has accepted a short-term position as a companion to a woman and her husband who is in the throes of dementia. Her friend, Dorothy, has sent her to determine if Meredith, her employer, is going to include a secret from their pasts in the memoir she is writing. Meredith is a romance writer of some fame so the book would be widely read. Gina, the companion, had no idea what she was looking for. Dorothy said she’d recognize it if she read it. At the chateau/hotel in France they all met a myriad of interesting people and it is those people and their stories that made the book such fun. Gina was finally able to persuade Meredith to let the both of them join her on some excursions and that proved to be highly successful. Gerald was not as far gone as Meredith assumed, and she lightened up and became friendlier. It was a fun read.

Gerald, Meredith, and Dorothy are all nearing 90 so 71 is young, to begin with. And they all seem young as the story is told. There is a loose plot, but it is more about the people and their problems than anything. Simply by being observant, Gina helps Lucien, the interim manager of the chateau, solve a strong of robberies that made the place look bad. Entertaining story, good characters, light reading. Just plain fun!

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A multi-layered storyline, wonderful characters with stacks of hilarity and emotion thrown in for good measure. Such an easy read.

The Old Girls' Chateau Escape by Kate Galley is a heartwarming and witty tale about friendship, second chances, and the secrets we keep. Gina Knight, a woman facing life’s unexpected challenges at 71, finds herself thrust into an adventure that turns out to be far more complicated than she anticipated. After her husband of four decades leaves her, Gina meets Dorothy Reed, an energetic, free-spirited woman who convinces her to take a job as a companion to a famous writer in Provence.

Gina’s task seems simple enough—help Meredith Harper, a successful author, with her husband’s health. However, Dorothy has other plans. She’s asked Gina to spy on Meredith, who is secretly writing her memoirs, and Dorothy wants to know what’s in them before anyone else. As Gina settles into her new role at the grand chateau, the story unravels with humor, intrigue, and a touch of mystery.

Galley skillfully explores themes of loyalty, trust, and personal reinvention, especially for women who may feel their best years are behind them. The charming setting in Provence adds a layer of magic to the story, and the dynamics between Gina, Dorothy, and Meredith are both heartfelt and suspenseful. The Old Girls' Chateau Escape is a delightful read that proves it’s never too late for a new adventure—especially when it involves uncovering secrets and discovering the strength within yourself.

I had no idea this was part of a series when I started, so promptly purchased Old Girls Behaving Badly to get the full picture of just how bad Dot and Gina actually are.

It's such a refreshing change to have a couple of elderly ladies at the helm, they're usually written off after a certain age. But septuagenarian Gina and octogenarian Dot dispel those rumours and are filled with joie de vivre!

I absolutely loved it! It's thoroughly enjoyable, fun and written with humour and charm.

Uplifting and engaging, The Old Girls’ Chateau Escape by Kate Galley is sure to delight!

Gina Knight got the shock of her life when her husband walked out on her after four decades of marriage! At seventy-one, she never imagined that she would be starting over, but just when she thought that everything was hopeless, she meets Dorothy Reed who, at nearly 90 years old, puts women half her age to shame with her zest for life and her joie de vivre. Dorothy had rescued Gina when she was most in need and when she asks her for a favour, Gina doesn’t hesitate. But does she know just what she has let herself in for?

Going to a French chateau to be a companion to writer Meredith Harper was a no-brainer for Gina. However, on her arrival, Gina finds Meredith in ill health and in the throes of writing her memoirs! Realising that she was sent by Dorothy to spy, Gina needs to get the scoop on what Meredith is putting in her book before anyone else! But just what is the writer plotting to put in her memoirs? And can Gina discover Meredith’s secrets before her cover is blown?

What a joy it is to read Kate Galley’s The Old Girls’ Chateau Escape! Warm, witty and gloriously escapist, this wonderful tale is full of Gallic flavour, larger than life characters who prove that there is no age limit to being fabulous and plenty of humour, drama and secrets to keep those pages turning! A must-read for Judy Leigh fans, The Old Girls’ Chateau Escape by Kate Galley should not be missed!

I'm reviewing this via NetGalley, as part of a tour with Rachel's Random Resources.

I enjoyed “Old Girls Behaving Badly”, so I was looking forward to this next instalment. When Gina accepts a job as a live-in companion to Meredith and Gerald, she finds herself on an aeroplane to France. I was keen to follow her adventure, and also pleased to see the return of her friend Dorothy. I also really liked Lucien; he was an awesome character.

It made me smile to read this. Once again, I found Gina's narrative humorous, but there was also something about it that made me feel connected to her on a deeper level. I also enjoy Gina and Dorothy's friendship.

This was fun, entertaining and heartwarming. If you haven't read the first instalment, “Old Girls Behaving Badly”, I do recommend that one too, but this is enjoyable on its own.

Thank you to NetGalley, Rachel's Random Resources, Boldwood Books, and to the author, for the opportunity to read and review this.

Seventy one year old Gina Knight was eighty nine year old Dorothy Reed's companion, and they had struck up a close friendship. Now, while Dorothy was on a cruise with some other friends, Gina was heading to France to be companion/carer for Meredith Harper and her husband Gerald, who was in the early stages of dementia. Meredith and Gerald had recently moved to a chateau owned by her daughter and son in law, and the plan was Rose would take care of them, while working in the chateau. But when Rose and Hugo's son was seriously injured in an accident, they flew to be by his side, which was where Gina came in.

Meredith was a writer and was going to do her memoir. But she had broken her arm, so Gina would be her typist - a fact Dorothy knew about; she wanted Gina to spy on Meredith as many years ago she and Dorothy had been close friends. There had been much mischief in their young pasts, and Dorothy didn't want certain secrets coming to light. That put Gina in a spot...

The Old Girls' Chateau Escape is the 2nd in the Old Girls series by Kate Galley and I loved it! I read and fully enjoyed the first - Old Girls Behaving Badly - and was delighted to find a second book featuring the fearless, caring and full-of-life Dorothy and Gina! I certainly hope Ms Galley is writing more about these wonderful old girls! Highly recommended.

With thanks to NetGalley & Boldwood Books for my digital ARC to read and review.

A cosy, escapist read featuring older ladies having fun and solving mysteries. When Dorothy's former friend, Meredith, starts to write her memoirs Dorothy worries that she might reveal a past secret so persuades her friend Gina to be her companion and find out what she's writing. The setting of France is beautifully described and the characters are realistically portrayed. Highly entertaining, as was the first book in the series.

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This book is well written with vivid descriptions setting the picture perfectly in the readers mind. The title, description and cover works perfectly with the storyline.

This may be the first book I have read by this brilliant author but it definitely will not be my last!! This is the second book in Kate's 'Old Girls' series but can be read as a standalone. I always recommend that you read books in a series in order but there is a silver lining. If you have not read the first book in this series which is called 'Old Girls Behaving Badly' then after you have finished and fallen in love with this book you can go back and read it while you are waiting for Kate's next success to come out!! I was convinced I had previously read 'Old Girls Behaving Badly' but after double checking Goodreads it does not seem I have so I am definitely looking forward to reading that one after I have finished the review for this one so watch out for my upcoming review!! It just goes to show how quickly I clicked with the characters as they already felt like old friends I had previously met immediately!! In this fantastic and cosy read we meet 71 year old Gina Knight whose husband has just left her. Gina had no idea what to do with her life and thought it was all over. That is until her friend Dorothy Reeds suggests that she heads to Provence to become a companion of hers. Gina arrives at the beautiful chateau in Provence where she meets Dorothy's friend Meredith Harper. Meredith needs help looking after her husband Gerald as she is busy writing her memoirs. It turns out the real reason Dorothy recommended the companion role to Gina is because she wants to know what Meredith is writing in her memoirs!! Will Gina be the spy that Dorothy wants to be and if she does will Meredith discover the truth behind Gina being there? What secrets is Meredith writing about? grab your copy of this brilliant escapism for yourself to find out more and I promise that you will not regret it!! With a fantastic storyline ram packed with stunning settings, secrets, friendship, mystery, humour, fun and so much more what else could you ask for and what on Earth are you waiting for?? Grab your copy of this brilliant page turner today!! The characters are all of the older generation which I really enjoyed reading about as it makes a change from the majority of the books that I read where the main protagonists are in their 20's and 30's. I absolutely loved having strong female protagonists, being female myself and I cannot wait to meet them all again in previous and future books in this series!! Kate captivated their individual personalities perfectly and her evocative writing skills made each of them jump out of the pages and come to life. There were moments of laughter, heartache, humour, sorrow and all the emotions you can think of and Kate captured them all perfectly with her words! I enjoyed watching their personalities and friendships develop and change throughout this book. I absolutely devoured this book in one sitting of a few hours as I just could not put it down!! It does not matter where or when you read this book as Kate transports you to France next to Gina at the turn of the page! I would love to see this book turned into a movie which I will definitely be first in line to watch. I don't want to say anything else about the storyline as I don't want to give to much away, I am looking forward to reading more books by Kate and am off to see what other books she has written to add them to my Amazon Wishlist!!

The characters are strong, realistic and I became completely invested in each and every one of them. They all had their own problems, secrets, feelings and all had unique personalities and I just absolutely loved getting to know them all. I felt each of their love , friendship, pain, heartbreak, happiness, anger, sorrow and so much more. They were all very realistic having their individual strengths, flaws, quirks and weaknesses which I enjoyed getting to know more about. I love seeing strong female leads in books being female myself and I loved these characters. I loved seeing their personalities change and develop as individuals as well as watching them bond with each other as the storyline went on. Kate does an absolutely amazing job of bringing the story to life and the characters leap out of the pages as your turning them thanks to her evocative writing skills!! It is so hard to say what I feel about the characters without giving anything away so I won't say anymore about them as I don't want to go into too much detail at the risk of spoiling it for other readers but Kate truly has done a brilliant job at bringing each of the characters to life and I am missing them already. Well done Kate!!!


Overall a fantastic and fun book filled with stunning settings, fantastic characters, mystery and fun!

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This was a very enjoyable book about ladies in their later years, who are still full of fun and a little mischief.

This book was a lot of fun to read. The main character, Gina, was well portrayed. She is a sensible and caring septuagenarian whose husband has recently left her. However, with a friend like Dorothy behind her, she is not going to spend much time licking her wounds but getting on with life.

The book has much to say about love, friendship and the strength of these characters. It is also humorous and has an element of mystery running throughout. I could tell from the writing how much the author cares about her characters and she has done a fantastic job in demonstrating this.

It is an excellent novel that I highly recommend.

The Old Girls' Chateau Escape is the delightful, heartwarming romp you didn’t know you needed, proving that age is no barrier to adventure—or getting tangled in a web of secrets!

Gina Knight, 71 and unexpectedly widowed after four decades of marriage, is pretty sure her best years are behind her. That is, until she meets Dorothy Reed, a nearly 90-year-old ball of energy with more joie de vivre than a teenager at a music festival. Dorothy talks Gina into becoming a companion for one of her old friends, Meredith, a successful author living in a picturesque Provence chateau. Sounds simple enough, right? Wrong.

Meredith is writing her memoirs, and Dorothy has one request: Gina must spy on Meredith and report back on the juicy details. Suddenly, Gina is in way over her head, trying to uncover long-hidden secrets while pretending to be just a kindly companion. Will she uncover the truth before Dorothy gets too curious?

This book is a delightful mix of intrigue, friendship, and unexpected fun. It’s Murder She Wrote meets The Golden Girls, with a little more wine and a lot more charm. Five stars for turning two octogenarians into the ultimate duo of undercover sleuths.