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| The French Adventure Lucy Coleman |
Release Date:1 February
2018
Publisher: Aria Fiction
(Head of Zeus)
Today I’m taking part
in the virtual blog tour for The French Adventure by Lucy Coleman and at the
bottom of the page you will find details of a French inspired giveaway.
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| The French Adventure Brook Cottage Books Blog Tour |
Lucy Coleman always knew that one day she would write, but first life took her on a wonderful journey of self-discovery for which she is very grateful.
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| Lucy Coleman |
‘It’s
only when you know who you are that you truly understand what makes you happy –
and writing about love, life and relationships makes me leap out of bed every
morning!’
If she
isn’t online she’s either playing with the kids, whose imaginations seem to
know no bounds, or painting something. As a serial house mover together with
her lovely husband, there is always a new challenge to keep her occupied!
Lucy
also writes under the name Linn B. Halton.
Synopsis:
Packed full of French
flavour and idyllic settings this is a romantic, heart-warming and
unputdownable new novel about life and love, perfect for anyone who loves Milly
Johnson, Lucy Diamond and Debbie Johnson.
Suddenly unemployed and
single, Anna escapes to her parents' beautiful house in France for a
much-needed recharge – and to work out what she wants to do next with her life
now her carefully mapped out plan has gone out the window.
Anna gives herself 6
months to recuperate, all the while helping renovate her parents' adjoining gîtes
into picturesque B&Bs. But working alongside the ruggedly handsome Sam on
the renovation project, she didn't expect for life to take an unexpected, if
not unwelcome, twist...
My Review:
This book was quick and
easy to get into, but so very difficult to put down and I may have even feigned
tiredness so as to continue reading it on Sunday afternoon, instead of going
out and walking the dog with my husband.
Sam and Anna are two
troubled souls working through their heartache on the same renovation project,
but so lost in their inner turmoils that at times they are so very far apart. I
found them both to be engaging, with a vulnerable side too, and the setting; a
restored manoir in the Loire valley sounded gorgeous, but the reality of the
hard work required to run a B&B in rural France wasn’t ignored either.
I bonded with Anna,
admired her organisation and determination to create a new future for herself, and
felt she was the sort of person who if she turned up in my French village, I
could easily have been friends with. Sam was troubled and as much as a mystery
to be solved as Anna’s unusual discovery. This discovery led them on a quest which gave
them both a much-needed focus, while also providing the perfect opportunity to
spend some time together outside of the renovation.
It soon becomes a
summer of discoveries, of learning new skills, making new friends and
ultimately resolving issues from the past. I could have stayed with them long
after the sunflowers had faded.
With a good mix of
characters all adding something, be it drama, back story or authentic
Frenchness to the plot, this book needs to be on your summer holiday reading
list, although be warned, you may not be able to wait for the summer before
starting to read it.
The French
Adventure is available in ebook and paperback format and links to Amazon can be
found below.
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You can
read more from Lucy and follow her on social media by following the links
below.
GOODREADS
Please
do join me back here on Wednesday when I will be sharing an excerpt from The
French Adventure.
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| Click on the link below to enter the giveaway |
For any
UK readers who would like to enter a giveaway to be in with a chance to win a
French coffee set, just click on the Rafflecopter link below. Good luck.
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