Easy Weekend Reads… 'A French Affair' by Katie Fforde

Light and full of good feelings, A French Affair (Random House 2013) is a perfect match if you need to escape into another world, namely a little English village, an inherited antiques business, and a romantic mini-break in France. 

The novel is set amongst the fallout from the global financial crisis. Gina Makepiece, an unmarried thirty-something PR graduate, struggles to pay for her London-based lifestyle when her clients cut their budgets.  She accepts a tiny inheritance from her late aunt, which includes a small, rented corner in Matthew Ballinger’s ‘French House’ antique shop.    

While the storyline is predictable, Matthew’s thoughts are not immediately clear, which creates well-needed tension.  Although its genre is not something you’ll own up to reading the next time you are sitting at a dinner party with English literature professors, the book is written well.  Having published over twenty books, Katie FForde has established a solid reputation as a leading British romantic novelist. The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller list described it as, ‘gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches.’

Certainly a cute, weekend read.

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Amanda G