Not Quite Nice

Not Quite Nice by Celia Imrie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Not Quite Nice? What’s not to like about this charming romp along the Côte d’Azur as the author Celia Imrie navigates a fine line between farce and drama. The intricacies of plot are spot on as Theresa, sick of her spoilt daughter and equally spoilt grandchildren, is in dire need of a change of scenery. When she loses her job she heads off to the south of France to contemplate her future. Throw in a melee of ex-pats, financial worries, men who are not quite what they seem, plenty of laughter and mystery and you have a fine debut novel. Fans of Katie Fforde and Peter Mayle will love this, as I did. Rather made me want to beetle off to the sunny South of France and chill out in Bellevue-Sur-Mer....

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Perfect Chick-Lit - for blokes!

A Christmas Feast and other stories by Katie Fforde
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Perfect for the Christmas season. OK, so it's chick-lit, not really aimed at the male reader. But the woman who stood next to me at the bookshelves in ASDA said I would enjoy it. And enjoy it I did. A number of short stories that were a delight to read, even for a male reader.

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