Summer at the Little French Guesthouse by Helen Pollard

Summer at The Little French Guesthouse

Helen Pollard

Rating: 5 stars

Amazon UK (K £1.99 / P £8.99)

Synopsis:

Summer sun, chilled, white wine, and a gorgeous fiancé. Nothing could upset pure bliss ... Right?

Emmy Jamieson loves her new life in the gentle hills and sunflowers of the lush French countryside, managing La Cour des Roses, a beautiful, white stone guesthouse. With marriage to caramel-eyed Alain just round the corner, things couldn't be more perfect.

The odd glass (gallon) of wine dulls the sound of Emmy's mum in full motherzilla-of-the-bride mode, and the faint tinkling of alarm bells coming from Alain's ex are definitely nothing to worry about. Guesthouse owner Rupert and a whole host of old and new friends are there to make sure nothing gets in the way of Emmy's happiness.

But as Emmy gets close to the big day, a secret from the past throws everything decidedly off track. Will her idyllic French wedding go ahead as planned, or will Emmy run back home to England with a broken heart?

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We return to La Cour Des Roses - and I'm so so sad that this series is over now! This was the last one in the series and it was certainly a jampacked ending. This had everything from drama, to romance and humour. This series is full of charm and I fell utterly and deeply in love with the story. There's something about the characters that you can't help but relate to and understand their part in the book.

One of my favourite things about the book (if you've read my reviews of the first two novels then you'll know) is the descriptions of the location and the food. I've said it once and I'll happily say it again. The way Helen Pollard has described the crisp chilled wine or spoke about the cobbled streets of France has automatically drew me in and made me fall in love with it all.

In this book we get to learn more about Emmy's relationship with her mother and see the effect it has on our main character and how it then reflects on Emmy's relationship with Alain. This book is more revolved around Emmy's wedding to Alain and as you can imagine, not everything goes to plan. Emmy's mother turns into a sort of motherzilla-of-the-bride and throughout the final part of the series you see tempers rise between the pair.

Everything comes together about 80% into the book, where an event takes place that could potentially ruin Emmy and Alain's marriage - and this had me hanging onto every word, dying to know what happens next! There are problems throughout but I was enjoying every moment.

Overall, it's a delightful story which is the perfect summer read, a story you can easily escape in if you need some time away.