Welcome to my review of A Wedding in Provence by Katie Fforde. I chose this book because I keep hearing about Katie Fforde and have never read one of her books. I have since realised that she usually writes contemporary fiction. This is set in the 1960s, so not her usual type of book. However, I loved it!
Late summer, 1963
Fresh from London and a recent cookery course, Alexandra has always loved a challenge.
Which is why she now finds herself standing outside an imposing chateau in Provence.
Waiting for her inside is three silent, rather hostile children who are to be her charges for the next month.
They will soon be more friendly, she tells herself. All they need is some fun, good food and an English education.
Far more of a challenge though is their father – an impossibly good looking French count with whom she is rapidly falling in love . . .
Katie Fforde lives in the beautiful Cotswold countryside with her family, and is a true country girl at heart. Each of her books explores a different profession or background and her research has helped her bring these to life. She’s been a porter in an auction house, tried her hand at pottery, refurbished furniture, delved behind the scenes of a dating website, and she’s even been on a Ray Mears survival course. She loves being a writer; to her there isn’t a more satisfying and pleasing thing to do. She particularly enjoys writing love stories. She believes falling in love is the best thing in the world, and she wants all her characters to experience it, and her readers to share their stories.
To find out more about Katie Fforde step into her world at www.katiefforde.com, visit her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter @KatieFforde.
I chose this book because I keep hearing about Katie Fforde and have never read one of her books. I have since realised that she usually writes contemporary fiction. This is set in the 1960s, so not her usual type of book. However, I loved it!
Alexandra, a twenty-year-old orphan from London, essentially bought herself up with several nannies and companions. She is on her way to Switzerland to stay with her family to attend a Swiss finishing school. Alexandra decides to stop in Paris for a few days on her way to visit the city properly. She is not very eager to see family. So when the opportunity arises to be a nanny to 3 children for a month, she jumps at the chance.
I enjoyed the plot, which had a baseline of romance but had more with some great characters, scenery and many funny scenes. The Chateau where Alexandra is a nanny sounds beautiful; I can picture it perfectly in my head and would love to visit.
I connected with most of the characters and really liked them on the whole. Alexandra is resourceful and falls in love with the children quickly. Having had so many nannies herself, she knows what worked for her and tries her best to connect with them. I liked Antoine, who clearly loves his children and wants to spend more time with them but has a high-powered job, meaning he can’t afford it. David and Jack were fantastic, I think David was my favourite, and I would love him to live with me and cook for me, his food sounds terrific!
The ending felt a little rushed, it was entirely predictable for Alexandra, but there were a few things I hadn’t seen coming as well. Although, I enjoyed knowing how it would likely end from the beginning.
The book is beautifully written. I have since realised there is another with some of the same characters that have already been released (A wedding in the country), which I will read next.
I couldn’t put this down and stayed up reading far too late, luckily, I could have a lie in the following morning, so it wasn’t too bad!
| Title | A Wedding in Provence |
| Author | Katie Fforde |
| Series | N/A |
| Format | eARC |
| Page Count | 438 Pages |
| Genre | Romantic Comedy |
| Publisher | Penguin |
| Release Date | 17th February 2022 |
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