Tag Archives: France

“The Second Woman” by Louise Mey – Book Review

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Fictionophile

“She wants to forget this day. That’s allowed. She does that sometimes, some days don’t count.” Sandrine is a legal secretary. She is bright, but very much a loner. She has zero self-esteem, and is severely emotionally damaged from her … Continue reading →

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“The Heatwave” by Kate Riordan – Book Review

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Fictionophile

This novel is told in two parts. The first half switches back and forth between the early seventies and 1993, the year in which the book is set. Part I Sylvie and Greg have a beautiful little daughter named Élodie. … Continue reading →

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“The Hanged Man” by Andrée Rushton – Book Review

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Fictionophile

Tessa – a librarian from London, is single and in her mid-thirties. She buys into a time-share of a beautiful old farmhouse in south-west France. She shares the house with six other people and they all get along well – … Continue reading →

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“The Beekeeper’s Promise” by Fiona Valpy – Book Review

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Fictionophile

“From the bestselling author of Sea of Memories comes the story of two remarkable women, generations apart, who must use adversity to their advantage and find the resilience deep within.” A novel with two female protagonists, this book also has … Continue reading →

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“Get Well Soon” by Marie-Sabine Roger – Book Review

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Fictionophile

A few years ago I read a little novel called “Soft in the head“. It left such a positive impression that I just HAD to read another work by this talented author.  Once again, she has left me wanting more. … Continue reading →

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“My sweet friend” by H.A. Leuschel

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Fictionophile

With skillful prose, Leuschel has written a novella that makes the reader both hate, and… feel a bit sorry for her protagonist. “Behind the façade we were all human, fragile, and sensitive to judgement”. Alexa is an attractive woman working … Continue reading →

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“The yellow house” by Jeroen Blokhuis – Book Review

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Fictionophile

Dutch author, Jeroen Blokhuis tells Vincent van Gogh’s story as the artist would have told it. The novel depicts van Gogh’s life when he lived in his beloved ‘yellow house’ in Arles, France between August 1888 and December 1889. “it’s … Continue reading →

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“The Collector” by Anne-Laure Thiéblemont

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Fictionophile

“Collecting is a form of lust. There’s a burning desire. It’s not something you can explain in so many words.” Marion Spicer is very ‘at home’ in the art world of Paris. She works tracing the provenance of art, and … Continue reading →

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“Alex” by Pierre Lemaitre – Book Review

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Fictionophile

Alex Prévost is a beautiful woman – a thirty year-old agency nurse who tries to do good. A beautiful woman who has been abducted for reasons at first unknown, and she is the victim of inhumane torture at the hands of her abductor.  Your … Continue reading →

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“After the crash” by Michel Bussi – Book Review

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Fictionophile

A thriller that explores the nature vs. nurture issue, “After the crash” tells the story of a three-month-old survivor of a horrific plane crash. When, on December 23, 1980, a plane carrying 169 passengers crashes into the Jura Mountains between … Continue reading →

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