Kate Hamilton's mother, who insists Kate calls her
Antoinette, asks her to
travel to France to handle a family matter. She is to
persuade her aging and ailing grandfather to
sell Madeleine Marie, his ivy covered villa ancestral home
in the South of France. For three generations, it has stood
proudly overlooking the sea and he refuses to leave it. For
14 years, Kate was packed off to spend her summers
with her grandfather and her memories of their time together
are warm and loving. She returns to a crumbling mess, rife
with repairs needing to be done yesterday, and debts
grandfather can no longer afford to pay. Grandfather refuses
to sell and will not move. Now, what is Kate to do?
In America, Kate is a therapist, now fashionably called a
life coach. Her life is a certifiable mess. Divorced, her
teenager daughter is away at school and refuses to speak to
her,
she does not have a clue as to how she will handle this family
matter. A neighbor and long time friend of her grandfather
introduces her to a British military friend, Major Edward
Soames, who is suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome
and
asks her to "coach" him. Edward is my favorite character.
His bluntness, honesty, and directness bring out
both his feelings and Kate's, which was a delight. They fought
hard for truth and honesty and succeeded in removing the
masks they each were hiding behind. I adored Edward
and wanted a happily ever after for him and Kate.
WHISPERING IN FRENCH is a sweet journey about family,
healing, and second chances with a cast of colorful characters
that will delight. I enjoyed the wildlife in the hedges,
their whispers from the garden. They made me smile. It
is very evident that author, Sophia Nash, knows and loves
this locale. This beautiful rugged seaside location and her
description of Les Trois Couronnes, that unusual mountain
peak on the French-Spanish border would be worth the climb,
methinks. This is a great read, an adventure, and a new
author to follow, perhaps with a sequel? Merci beaucoup,
Ms. Nash, I loved it!
Award-winning romance author Sophia Nash makes her women’s
fiction debut with a beautifully crafted, funny, and
life-affirming story set in the Atlantic seaside region of
France, as one woman returns to France to sell her family
home and finds an unexpected chance to start over—perfect
for fans of Le Divorce and The Little Paris
Bookshop.
Home is the last place Kate expected to find herself…
As a child, Kate Hamilton was packed off each summer to her
grandfather’s ivy-covered villa in southern France. That
ancestral home, named Marthe Marie, is now crumbling, and it
falls to Kate—regarded as the most responsible and practical
member of her family—to return to the rugged, beautiful
seaside region to confront her grandfather’s debts and
convince him to sell.
Kate makes her living as a psychologist and life coach, but
her own life is in as much disarray as Marthe Marie. Her
marriage has ended, and she’s convinced that she has failed
her teenaged daughter, Lily, in unforgiveable ways. While
delving into colorful family history and the consequences of
her own choices, Kate reluctantly agrees to provide coaching
to Major Edward Soames, a British military officer suffering
with post-traumatic stress. Breaking through his shell, and
dealing with idiosyncratic locals intent on viewing her as
an Americanized outsider, will give Kate new insight into
who—and where—she wants to be. The answers will prove as
surprising as the secrets that reside in the centuries-old
villa.
Witty and sophisticated, rich in history and culture, Sophia
Nash’s novel vividly evokes both its idyllic French setting
and the universal themes of self-forgiveness and rebuilding
in a story as touching as it is wise.
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