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Falling for a French Dream

By: Jennifer Bohnet
Narrated by: Julia Franklin
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Summary

Escape to hills high above the French Riviera with international best-selling author Jennifer Bohnet.

After tragically losing her husband, Nicola Jacques and her teenage son, Oliver, relocate to his father’s family's Olive Farm in the hills above the French Riviera. Due to a family feud, Oliver has never known his fathers’ side of the family, and Grandpapa Henri is intent that Oliver will take over the reins of the ancestral farm and his rightful inheritance. Determined to keep her independence from a rather controlling grandpapa, Nicola buys a run-down cottage on the edge of the family's Olive Farm and sets to work renovating their new home and providing an income by cultivating the small holding that came with the cottage.

As the summer months roll by, Nicola and Oliver begin to settle happily into their new way of life with the help of aunts Josephine and Odette, Henri’s twin sisters and local property developer Gilles Bongars. But the arrival of some unexpected news, and guests at the farm, force Nicole and Aunt Josephine to assess what and where their futures lie.

This book was previously published as The French Legacy.

©2021 Jennifer Bohnet (P)2021 Boldwood Books
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Loved it

I can’t agree with the other reviews. I loved it and disappointed when it ended. Great story and I loved all the characters. I genuinely did not want it to end.

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Enjoyable enough

A cosy story, I didn’t have much of a problem with the narrator like others, but I can see that it could be annoying and distracting, I just wrapped myself up in the evolving yarn and found it to be a good listen.

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Falling for a French dream

What a lovely story. I will keep listening to this while I m baking, or doing craft projects. A few twists and turns and lots going on . Well read , with the different voices and swapping accents. A winner for me.

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Heart-warming story of second chances

A very enjoyable and absorbing tale of Nicola's dilemma when faced with enormous life changing decisions. The characters she meets along her new path have personal tragedies of their own that also require healing.

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French Dream!

A lovely story with love, loss, renewal and forgivness.I really enjoyed truths this family tale.

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Good story

I enjoyed the story. I found the narration at times distraction because of the possible lisp of the narrator. She captures the story well and I did not have a problem with her French or representation of Olivier, however saying sh instead of s (was pronounced as wash etc and sometimes even at the start of the word) was unpleasant. Quite interesting someone with this problem is given the job of narrating an audio book.

I tried a sample of another book by the same author, read by the same narrator. Friends is pronounced as friendshz. I am afraid I shall have to skip audiobooks of the author unless read by somebody else.

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Nice easy listen.

When I started I wasn't sure if I would like it , but it hooked me in. It's a gentle and easy to listen to book, and I've already bought two more by this author , as I've become a little addicted to her tales from France . The characters were believable, and it wasn't far fetched. It didn't bring any shocks , bit sad towards the end . All in all I thought it was a nice way to pass the time while I worked. The narrator suited it , only gripe is she keeps going up at the end of words as if she's asking a question. But didn't spoil it .

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Beware dodgy French accents

Not a bad story but a bit contrived to make neat tying up of odds & ends. Narration was wrecked by appalling faux French accents & unrealistic voices.

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Love it

It flows really nicely and left the book with other avenues if the author wanted to write a follow on book…. Which would be good to have.

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Falling for a French Dream.

Most Lovely story it was so good , I loved every minute of it.

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