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| A Christmas Wedding by Julia Stagg |
Exciting news! Today is the
publication day for A Christmas Wedding: A Fogas novella
by Julia Stagg and as I was lucky to
get my hands on an advance copy here is my review.
by Julia Stagg and as I was lucky to
get my hands on an advance copy here is my review.
Set in the fictional Pyrenean
commune of Fogas, where Julia has already based four novels, this is an
ebook-only novella and offers fans (like me) an extra glimpse at life in Fogas
during the run up to a special Christmas celebration.
This might be a novella so it’s
small, but it’s perfectly formed and I enjoyed being back in Fogas where a
simple village wedding to be held on Christmas Eve turns out to be anything but
simple. With only six days to go there are last minute problems with almost
everything including the caterers, the venue and the groom, who wants to know
what love is. Thankfully the community is ready to pull together and help in
any way they can and the village soon becomes a hive of festive activity.
Julia has managed to pack a lot
into this book from community spirit, romance and a touch of suspense to food
and delicious recipes. All served with plenty of humour in a traditional French
way, with just a twist of Englishness. I laughed a lot, I cried happy tears and
I can’t wait for the next instalment from Fogas. I will also be trying out some
of the recipes very soon.
Julia Stagg lived in the
Ariège-Pyrenees region of France for six years where she ran a small auberge
and tried to convince the French that the British can cook. Having done her bit
for Anglo-Gallic gastronomic relations, she now divides her time between the
Yorkshire Dales and the Pyrenees. Her knowledge and love of the area comes
across in her writing. You can follow her on Facebook, Twitter and at her
website.
A Christmas Wedding is published by Hodder and Stoughton and is available
in ebook format for only 99p and links to Amazon can be found below.
You can read my reviews of the
other books in the Fogas Chronicles here;
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