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Romance in Marseille

Romance in Marseille
  • Author(s): Claude McKay
  • Location(s): Marseilles (Marseille)
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Earlier 20th Century

While stowed away on a transatlantic freighter, Lafala is discovered and locked away in an icy-cold closet, resulting in the loss of his frostbitten legs. When his successful lawsuit against the shipping company brings big bucks, Lafala returns to...

Rosie’s Little Cafe on the Riviera

Rosie’s Little Cafe on the Riviera
  • Author(s): Jennifer Bohnet
  • Location(s): French Riviera (Cote d'Azur)
  • Genre(s): Humour, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

A summer of taking chances! Rosie Hewitt’s dream of opening a little French café on the Riviera is finally coming true. She’s giving up on love and instead chasing her own perfect recipe for happiness… Only, she never expected...

Second Destiny

Second Destiny
  • Location(s): Avignon, Agra, London, The South of France (Le Midi)
  • Genre(s): Romance, Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

The Older Generation Broke Them Apart… Lia Abraham gave up everything for her family and culture—art, autonomy and even self-worth. Worst of all was the sacrifice of Bollywood-gorgeous, idealistic Devraj Shah, when Lia caved in to pressure from both...

Secrets of the Chateau

Secrets of the Chateau
  • Author(s): Lynn Forth
  • Location(s): French Riviera (Cote d'Azur)
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A château in France, with fairy-tale turrets. What’s not to like? Sophie Stewart loves her job. Working for Alex Conroy, who owns an exclusive hotel chain, is a dream – as is the man himself! So why does she...

Shadows of Conflict

Shadows of Conflict
  • Author(s): Jennifer Bohnet
  • Location(s): Dartmouth, The South of France (Le Midi)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern (with references to WW2)

When Katie, redundant from her media job, accepts Mattie’s offer to take over her shop, A Good Yarn, in Dartmouth, she expects her life to be busy and unexciting. But with an American film crew in town intent on...

Shooting Martha

Shooting Martha
  • Author(s): David Thewlis
  • Location(s): London, The South of France (Le Midi)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

A darkly funny novel set between a London film set and a villa in the south of France – a mix of Vertigo and Jonathan Coe, written by a master storyteller Celebrated director Jack Drake can’t get through his...

Skin Deep

Skin Deep
  • Author(s): Liz Nugent
  • Location(s): The South of France (Le Midi), Ireland
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

From the No 1 bestselling author of Richard and Judy Book Club pick, Lying in Wait ‘I could probably have been an actress. It is not difficult to pretend to be somebody else. Isn’t that what I’ve been doing...

Solea

Solea
  • Author(s): Howard Curtis (Translator), Jean-Claude Izzo
  • Location(s): Marseilles (Marseille)
  • Genre(s): In Translation, Noir, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

(Marseilles Trilogy, 3) The third and final installment in the remarkable Marseilles Trilogy (Total Chaos, Chourmo), Soleacontinues Jean-Claude Izzo’s distinctive brand of vibrant crime writing, skillfully evoking a time and place that has captured the hearts and imaginations of...

Stolen Summer

Stolen Summer
  • Author(s): Jane Dunning
  • Location(s): Provence
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

You’re invited to spend summer on the French Riviera with Richard, Helen and the Ferguson family. The sequel to Thirty-five minutes from St Tropez is a blend of fear and fun, love and disappointments, country life and glamorous Monaco,...

Summer at the French Olive Grove

Summer at the French Olive Grove
  • Author(s): Sophie Claire
  • Location(s): Provence
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): contemporary

Filmmaker Lily’s life is all about work and adventure. So when she suffers an accident on her travels and finds herself recuperating in the quiet French seaside village where she spent her childhood, she can’t wait to escape. Not...

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