Aria’s Travelling Book Shop by Rebecca Raisin

August 21, 2021

If you’re a romance or women’s fiction reader, you might recognize the titles of some of Rebecca Raisin’s earlier books such as The Little Bookshop on the Seine or The Bookshop on the Corner. This time, she takes her characters on the road as nomads...

The Vanishing Museum on the Rue Mistral by M.L. Longworth

April 21, 2021

While M.L. Longworth’s The Vanishing Museum on the Rue Mistral is the ninth Provencal mystery, I had no problem starting with this one. You can certainly pick up the series here. It’s an unusual book, set in Aix-en-Provence and other towns in the area, a...

The Lost Manuscript by Cathy Bonidan

February 07, 2021

Who do you give credit to when a novel in translation is beautiful and moving? Did I read Cathy Bonidan’s The Lost Manuscript? How much input did the translator, Emma Ramadan, have? I’ll never know, but kudos to both of them for the feelings this...

The Vineyards of Champagne by Juliet Blackwell

January 27, 2020

I’ve read most of Juliet Blackwell’s mysteries, and all of her novels. However, The Vineyards of Champagne, a story of grief and love, history and vineyards, is a book with a remarkable, moving voice. Blackwell has dug into her own heart to reveal a...

The Girl Who Reads on the Metro by Christine Feret-Fleury

December 23, 2019

I do understand why translations don’t always work at our library. Different review sources called Christine Feret-Fleury’s novel, “Delightful”, “Enchanting”, “Life Affirming”. Maybe The Girl Who Reads on the Metro...