Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week is the theme is
Ten Most Recent Books I Did Not Finish with the additional proviso of feel free to tell us why if you want, but if you do please be nice to the authors and don’t tag them when you mention your post on social media!). However, I have decided to do my own thing this week. As I am participating in Paris in July (hosted by Emma at Words and Peace), my topic is going to be the last ten books I have read set either partially or fully in France.To be fair, I did start this post over the weekend, and I have just finished another book which was set in France!
Dreaming in French by Vanessa McCausland - loved this book! - (Review)
Chasing the Stars by Virginie Grimaldi - Planning to review this book later this week. It starts in France but then the characters head north!
A Month in Provence by Gillian Harvey - Have read a couple of books by this author (Review)
The French Chateau Dream by Julie Caplin - Read this a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it (Review)
One French Summer by Gillian Harvey - Another book by this author (review)
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico - one of those rare occurrences where the movie is better than the book. I did enjoy the book but I loved the movie (review)
Twenty One Nights in Paris by Leonie Mack - Paris at Christmas. Yes please! (review)
A Year at the French Farmhouse by Gillian Harvey - This is the last of the Gillian Harvey books...for now! (review)
Escape to the French Farmhouse by Jo Thomas - I started reading this one by accident but really loved it!
The Lost Sister of Fifth Avenue by Ella Carey - Somewhat surprised to see this is the last historical fiction book I read set in France. My more recent ones have all been set in Italy or elsewhere. (review)
I am super impressed that I have written a post about most of these! How unusual!
That is generally my modus operandi too Laurie!
ReplyDeleteInteresting that all of your selections were written in English by Anglophone writers. There are so many good books of all types that present a French point of view, I’m surprised that you haven’t mentioned any of them.
ReplyDeletebest, mae at maefood.blogspot.com
One of them is by a French author. And I have since read another. Just read a lot more of the English.
DeleteGreat list! I'm so glad you decided to change the theme this week, lol!
ReplyDeleteThanks Emma!
DeleteNice list! I have read some interesting books set in France, but the only one that comes to mind right now is The Nightingale.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good book for sure Deanna!
DeleteI detect a French theme. I'm reading a French book right now but I wouldn't say I'm all-in on the Paris in July Challenge. Jouir!
ReplyDeleteYou have great detective skills Anne!
DeleteI haven't read very many books set in France. A few of these look like ones I should try!
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT!
I listened to the audiobook of Mrs Harris Goes to Paris which was narrated by Juliet Stevenson. She was brilliant!
ReplyDeleteYes, I listened to it too
DeleteMrs. Harris!!!
ReplyDeleteMrs. Harris--have you read My Mrs Brown? https://hopewellslibraryoflife.wordpress.com/2022/02/17/review-my-mrs-brown-a-novel-by-william-norwich/
ReplyDeleteI haven't read My Mrs Brown. Thanks for mentioning it!
DeleteI love it!! It is always fascinating reading books set in other countries, you learn so much!
ReplyDeleteYes, and there's so many interesting places to read about!
DeleteI watched the film of Mrs Harris Goes To Paris on the plane back from Australia, it was really cute!
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2023/07/25/top-ten-tuesday-430/
I've listened to it, I've watched the movie, more than once
DeleteI love books set in the south of France, thanks for the recommedations! Happy reading! My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/10-books-i-recently-marked-as-did-not-finish/
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome Stefani!
DeleteI'm a complete sucker for anything set in France, so I am grateful to you for your list.
ReplyDeleteYou know I am too Deb!
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