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Publication Date: October 2012230 pages, Oblique Presse,
available on Lulu.com ,
ISBN-10: 1300257334,
ISBN-13: 978-1300257332Available in ebook for $3.99
and paperback for $14 at Amazon.com
and in paperback for $14 at Lulu.com

The quiet of the house mocked me as I rummaged through the Sunday paper looking for the travel pages. I ignored the meticulously folded “Help Wanted” section of the newspaper and the yellow highlighter that my husband had placed on the counter to remind me that I’d been unemployed for two months and needed to find a job –soon. The ring of the kitchen phone saved me from isolation and from a job search as the thick accent of my aunt came across the crackly line inviting me to move to France.

Paulita Kincer’s website | The virtual book tour | My review

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WOULD YOU KEEP READING?

 

Her website | Goodreads

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BOOK-SIGNING IN FRANCE!!

October 4, 2013
4:30 pm  to 6:30 pm

Heidi’s English Bookshop
20 Rue Aubernon, ANTIBES

SYNOPSIS

June in Provence is full of promise when Katherine arrives from Canada, eager to feel renewed by her surroundings. Endless rows of lavender prepare to burst into pink and purple blooms. Fields of sunflowers flow in golden waves among vineyards and olive groves overlooked by ancient hilltop villages. It’s the postcard setting she envisioned, but is that all she needs?

After a year of heartbreak, Katherine has impulsively agreed to a home exchange in the south of France. Colorful locals, a yellow lab named Picasso, and the inspiring beauty of the countryside breathe new life into her days.

Seeking to shed the pain of betrayal and loss, she struggles to recapture her joie de vivre and searches for the answer to a haunting question: is it too late to begin again?

“Be prepared to fall in love with Provence! This is a story that will draw you in with its vibrancy in setting and characters. A must read for any woman with a desire for romance and travel.”     Steena Holmes, author of Amazon bestseller Finding Emma [from the author’s website]

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Read reviews posted during the virtual book tour

For the June Book of the Month on France Book Tours, we had 79 entries!

This very nice novel, perfect for summer,

has a winner:

MARY

at

Mary’s Cup of Tea

Apart from winning this book, Mary will be featured as the blogger of the month until the last day of July. Please go visit her book blog!

And thanks again to Paulita Kincer for offering her book.

Note:

when you enter a giveaway, I keep your email address only until a winner has been chosen and has confirmed. After that, I delete the form where your answers were stored during the duration of the giveaway. If you win and you email me your mailing address, I delete this email and its information as soon as I have mailed you the book.