It has been awhile since I have undertaken a book review for the Vive le Livre Book Club. Partly life getting in the way and diminishing my passion for reading for awhile. And the other, maybe more telling, that finding good books set in France is strangely becoming harder toContinue Reading
I have just finished a very interesting book called Alice in France* by Nancy O’Brien Wagner. It’s been a tricky one to finish, and finally review. Not because I didn’t enjoy the book, far from it. Rather, because time was against me, so I had to read in fits andContinue Reading
Interestingly I was given a book recently – The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah. And at the same time Wine and War, by Donald and Petie Kladstrup, was recommended to me. I read them both, and can recommend them both. Wine and War Wine and War is a non-fictional book.Continue Reading
The Paris Apartment, by Kelly Bowen, goes high on my reading recommendations. If you are keen on books set in France, this is a must read. A fictional tale, it isn’t one for giving you insight into the culture of France. Rather it is set in France, and England. ButContinue Reading
I think I came across this book on Twitter. One of those it randomly pops up in your feed, so its hit or miss if you spot it, let alone pay any attention to it. But because I am always on the search for books set in France, *The ParisianContinue Reading
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