****Publishing October 9, 2024****

Set in Provence, Monique owns a bookshop where she helps people by selecting books especially for them. She calls herself the book doctor as she believes books help people improve their mental health.

Adeline and her daughter Lili, move from England to Provence to help Madeline with the bookstore. Adeline is ready to start anew. Can Monique provide the support she needs?

Both Monique and Adeline have their own struggles. Will they be able to support each other and help each other find their way? What will they discover?

This book will bring a fun escape to Provence, France. I loved how this author tackles the issues surrounding birth mothers and adoption, while creating a heartfelt and entertaining read. I loved the ending! I would never have guessed it! A great book for book clubs, as it will lead to many great discussions!

Thanks to Boldwood Books, I was provided an ARC of The Little Provence Book Shop by Gillian Harvey via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I think I may say this every time I read one of Gillian Harey's France-based books, but a little bit of me wants to find a small village somewhere in France where I can lose myself!
This time, in The Little Provence Book Shop the main character, Adeline, has taken a big step after a tumultuous period in her life, and uprooted herself and Lili, her five-year-old daughter, from London to a sleepy village in rural Provence where she has somehow found a job in a tiny bookshop.
Armed with enough French to get by, and not much more, Adeline starts work and develops an interesting relationship with the shop's owner, Monique, with whom she feels a strange connection that she cannot pinpoint.
There is a secret that she is running from and a possible answer she is looking to find, and at the bookshop, she slowly realises that she might not be the only one with something she is hiding, and secrets rarely stay in the box we put them in.
Of course, there is a chance of romance - why would there not be? But whether it comes from hunky patissier Andre or more friendly Michel is not for me to tell!
The Little Provence Bookshop is a feel-good, heartwarming story about a woman looking for her roots. Along the way, she finds them and helps others find their branches.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood for an ARC.

I just love the cover, the title and the plot!

Thank you, Boldwood Books, for the ARC.

I love the idea of this book and hence read the book with the greatest excitement. However, the writing, the character development or their interactions including their dialogues do not work for me.

I really wanted to LOVE LIVE LET the book!

Love a little “magic”. This book swept me in from the moment I started. What a sweet story of finding family. I loved the connection between Monique and Adeline. The story was a little bit of a giveaway with a twist. If you are looking for something to make you smile and a quick read, this is the book. I was lucky to read this DRC. I enjoyed picturing the small town in France and found myself wanting a cup of coffee to join along with the characters in the book. Adeline needs to get away from things when her mom passes away and she finds out she was actually adopted. She takes her young daughter and off they go to a small town in France where Adeline is going to work in a bookstore. There she meets the owner Monique and the story takes off.