Summer on the French Riviera by Jennifer Bohnet
Summer on the French Riviera by Jennifer Bohnet
A family reunited after a twenty-year estrangement, will discover secrets that change their lives forever…
Gabriella Jacques, is happy to be back in her childhood home, Villa Espoir in the South of France ready to embrace fresh experiences with friends new and old and to heal some deep family scars.
Recently widowed Harriet Rogers, hopes to rebuild her family life and reconnect with Elodie, the daughter she abandoned into her mother Gabby’s care to follow her heart. But when an acquaintance from the past seeks her out, Harriet fears a secret from her past will ruin her plans.
Elodie Jacques, adores her new life in her Grandmothers old home as a freelance journalist. Her relationship with her mother is tense as she struggles to understand why her mother won’t talk to her about the past, as until their past is resolved, there can be no future.
Will these three women, all living under the same roof after two decades adrift be able to put aside the past and find harmony in the present together?
Summer on the French Riviera by Jennifer Bohnet
My Review
Summer on the French Riviera carries on from where Christmas on the Riviera left off, with three generations of women from the same family about to embark on a new, shared chapter of their lives at the Villa de l’Espoir. I am sure this would work as a stand-alone novel however I would recommend you start with Christmas on the Riviera, if you haven’t read it yet (you can read my review here).
These three dynamic women are on the cusp of a new life that exceeds their wildest imaginations, especially Gabriella, who never dared to dream her fractured family would ever get the chance to reunite. With the strained relationship between Harriet and her daughter Elodie, this was never going to be plain sailing, but I enjoyed their journeys, their heartache, their luck and the love they create. Cleverly woven around the main plot, I loved that they also had their own storylines too. For Elodie, now she has Harriet around, she was on a mission to find out about her father. For Harriet, it was coming to terms with the decisions she’d made, and regretted, over twenty years ago. For Gabriella it was making peace with the memories of her childhood at the Villa de l’Espoir.
As well as strong, independent characters and an emotional storyline, there were also quite a few surprises along the way and some special cameo roles, by Joel and Carla, and Freya and Marcus, from some of Jennifer’s previous novels set in the same location. The Cote d’Azur played its role well, adding warmth and Frenchness to another fabulous read from Jennifer Bohnet.
This is a novel full of love that will lift your spirits and let you escape to the French riviera.
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Author Bio
Jennifer Bohnet is the bestselling author of over 12 women’s fiction titles, including Villa of Sun and Secrets and A Riviera Retreat. She is originally from the West Country but now lives in the wilds of rural Brittany, France.
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