After an ambush while making a film Lily badly hurts her arm and her camera's etc are stolen so can't carry on making her film. She goes back home to France to her grandmothers to re recuperate where she meets up with her old friend and secret love but doesn't tell anyone what really happened to her.
A lobely story of old friends reconnecting and putting past wrongs right

A beautifully executed story of hope, happiness and love between family, friends and community. Lily, an independent woman and film maker, is attacked at work forcing her to take a break. She returns to France, where surrounded by her grandmother’s love and warmth, she plans to recover as quickly as she can. Having lost her father in a fire when she was a teenager and having a cold, materialistic mother Lily has tried to close away her emotions. Lily hasn’t thought about her teenage crush, Olivier, and is surprised when the feelings she had for him begin to surface. Will Olivier be the one to break down her barriers? Is Lily brave enough to accept love? This is a well written, quick and easy read. The characters are likeable, emotions flow from every page and the descriptions transport you to the olive grove. A perfect read for a summers day.

A lovely book about the love between a grandmother and granddaughter, between old friends and and a community. All set in a beautiful environment which the descriptions make it so easy to imagine.

Some sadness, much happiness and a real feel good factor. A great summer read for the garden or the beach.

I enjoyed this. It's up to Sophie's usual standard. It was a tad schmaltzy at times, in the "home is where the heart is" kind of way. The setting was well described. Olivier was lovely. Lily I found annoying at times. All in all a nice summer read. With thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Such a fabulous story that is absolutely perfect for the summer. I adored both lily and Oliver and the setting of the story was wonderful. Perfect summery story that will leave you feeling uplifted.

This book is the little ray of sunshine that we need these days. Something that makes you realise that you need to come home to find yourself. Lily and Olivier's story was frustrating at times (how stubborn can two people be?), but so romantic. Lilly's growth throughout the book made for great reading and Mamie is the grandmother that we all deserve. Another binge worthy chick lit by Sophie Claire.

A beautiful story written with depth and warmth. The characters are both loving and lovely and likable. The setting in France is so perfect sounding that you can imagine yourself amongst the olive trees in the olive grove or smelling the scent of the lavender. A thoroughly enjoyable, feel good book.

This was a lovely read with a lot of depth mostly due to the fabulous main character Lily who works hard as a filmmaker highlighting many different issues worldwide which means a lot of travel but a lack of roots. The nearest place she has to a home is her Mamie’s house in France where she has many happy memories of summers spent there and in particular getting up to mischief with neighbour Olivier. After a unreciprocated teenage kiss with Olivier and a family tragedy Lily has since kept her distance from Olivier but now due to an injury she’s grounded at her Mamie’s home over summer and her feelings for Olivier are as strong as ever. I loved the complexities of Lily and the confusion of Olivier who has his future very clearly planned out, the location was so warm and welcoming and the story evolved really well.

This book was such a lovely read. It has adorable, relatable characters and a huge helping of romance. Beautifully written and captivating

This was a very quick and easy read. I can allies tell if I love a book by whether or not I find myself picking it up when I only have 10 mins to spare. I did this a lot.

The book is very well written and it is easy to picture the Olive Grove and the fun Lily and Olivier had growing up. I really loved the secondary characters in the book - more than the main, though I liked them too

I was disappointed with the ending but that’s more about me and what I’d prefer from life (I could identify easily with Lily!)

Overall a really great read by a fabulous author

A most beautiful love story set in picturesque France amongst the olive groves! You can almost smell the lavender in the air and feel the heat of the sun on your skin, not to mention the exquisite offerings of the bakery!
Lily a troubled independent soul grew up with her neighbour Olivier spending holidays playing amongst the olive groves but as adults they had grown apart following a tragic incident involving lily and her father.
On returning to France to stay with her Mamie following an incident that resulted in a broken arm lily has to face her demons, accept help and come to terms with the loss of her beloved Mamie and Olivier is there to help her along the way,long lost feelings surface, soul searching takes place and ultimately decisions are made that ensure love and happiness prevail!
I was invited to read this book and would thoroughly recommend it to all!
Thank you netgalley for this early read.

Lily is a filmmaker who travels all over the world for her stories. She has a terrible accident and goes home to her grandmothers house in France to recover.

This is a light hearted easy summer read.

Lily is a film maker and after an accident ends up in France.
It’s descriptive and made me feel like I was there myself.
A book to switch off and relax and enjoy

Although having an interesting storyline, unfortunately I didn't really enjoy the execution and could really get into it. I didn't find the main characters particularly likeable, but couldn't put my finger on why, and found it hard to continue reading as I wasn't invested in what happened to them

Summer at the French Olive Grove by Sophie Claire is a breezy read. The book revolves around Lily, a filmmaker, Olivier, a pastry chef and franchise owner and her grandmother. Its a good second chance romance and how they meet after 15 years and have completely transformed into different people but still find that they instantly fall back into their childhood relationships. The setting is of an idyllic French village in the south so perfect if you want to get lost in the beautiful descriptions.

CW: Abortion

There are some instances of how Oli's previous relationships had gone haywire because of abortion and he seems to hate his ex for choosing that which to be fair i found a little offputting since i am staunchly pro-choice. It makes the woman seem as a career hungry person who only cares about money which i find nothing wrong with.

But if you can move past this its honestly a book you can use as a filler since it gets you invested in the characters quite early on.

Thank you netgally for providing me with this ARC copy and letting me review it honestly.

I feel like I've had a lovely summer in France. I really enjoyed the setting of this book I could picture myself there enjoying the sights and smells - I found it a really nice read during the end of the UK Winter when craving some sun and brighter days! This with the friendly mix of characters made for a heart warming read.

A really fabulous, gripping read. I enjoyed this from start to finish. The style of writing is elegant and I found that I couldn't put it down. I found it so interesting to read about the main characters and the setting sounded beautiful.

After reading the Christmas holiday by Sophie Claire I was so excited to discover this new read and even more excited when I was accepted to read it, Sophie Claire doesn’t disappoint, such a heart warming beautiful read set in at Pierre France it was such a beautiful setting for a beautiful story, easy read again and a 5 star from me there was a few moments where I thought I wasn’t going to get the ending I’d hoped for but in the end it was just perfect! Love really has no bounds 😍

Such a beautifully written book. This was a beautiful mix of escapism, romance and heartbreak. It was a bit of a rollercoaster of a read emotionally but that is a good thing. I could tell it was lovingly crafted by the author as the characters and s enes came to life. I really wanted Lily to enjoy downing time with Mamie and realise what she emotionally needed. A new favourite author for me. I definitely will be recommending this to my family and friends. I was so sad when I finished reading it.

This was my first book by Sophie Claire, but won't be my last.
I loved the character of lily, so damaged by her past, but finding love and comfort back in France with her grandmother 'Mamie'.
Still holding old feeling for her childhood friends olivier, she struggles to stay home and itches to get back to work, film making in sometimes dangerous places, but will her heart let her settle in France?
A really moving story of hurt, heartbreak, love and belonging. It kept me captivated, a lovely book.