Gina's a wine taster and due to cut downs at work she loses her job. When her aunt passes away she inherits a house in France. As she desperately wants to get away from it all she decides to move into her aunt's home. The house needs some work and because of that she meets Cédric and his brothers. Building a new life for herself isn't as easy as it sounds though.I loved the setting and the atmosphere of this book. I could dream away about France and handsome Frenchmen. Gina's so naive, but gradually she learns. Her profession is wine and she tastes and drinks a lot of it. I really liked the wine making twist in the story. I could picture all of it very well. This story really came to life for me and I wanted to leave to go to France straight away. I’ve read lots of novels set in Provence where the descriptions really do bring back great memories of the villages and scenery. This book is set much closer to my home in Bordeaux but again the descriptions of the area are spot on and made me feel very much at home.The main character Gina finds herself starting again in France, not because she is following her dream but because it seems her only option. Her boyfriend has left her, she’s lost her job and her favourite aunt has died, leaving Gina her home in France. It is not long before she discovers a family secret that not only shocks her but also leaves huge questions and no one left to answer them. To distract herself she keeps busy with projects on the house and in learning more about the local wine industry. There is the inevitable possible love interest with a Frenchman, with lots of delicious frissons of electricity and undercurrents of will-they-won’t-they moments, but as always things are complicated.I really enjoyed this book, it is a fun, easy, novel and a comfortable read that I felt at home in, if you know what I mean? I am looking forward to reading more from Fiona.
What do You think about The French For Love (2013)?
Very predictable but entertaining. Loved the descriptions of life in rural France.
—Ana
Cute and entertaining romantic candy. I liked it but it was pretty predictable.
—Jabes
