The French House
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.30 (647 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0857896350 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-09-06 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Nick Alexander is the author of the 50 Reasons series of novels and the editor of the gay literature site BIGfib
Alexander has written a hugely loveable book, endearingly funny, bang up to date and spot on the truth. Red on The Case of the Missing Boyfriend
making a drastic life change—but is it the right choice?C.C. is trapped by a job she no longer loves in an unfriendly city. The sequel to The Case of the Missing Boyfriend finds C.C. So when her new boyfriend decides it's time to sell up and move to the South of France, she decides in seconds to change her life. Does she have the courage to stick it out and make a home of her French house?. Suddenly, C.C.'s dream of a place in the sun is looking more like a nightmare. After all, who wouldn't pick an azure sea, aperitifs, and sunshine over a dreary commute and a rainy climate? She hadn't expected a tumbledown farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, or a motley assortment of surly builders, eccentric farmers, and a resentful, terrifying
but I find the use of bad language and explicit descriptions unnecessary and a bad influence JBE This book is well written, but I find the use of bad language and explicit descriptions unnecessary and a bad influence for younger readers, not adding to the characters or story. Suggestion can be more effective than description. Some things should be left to the imagination of the rea. more fun from Nick Alexander I enjoyed The French House more than The Case of the Missing Boyfriend. Characterization and plot both felt tighter, and the tale moved along at a perfect pace with effortless prose. As always, Nick Alexander creates highly identifiable, flawed characters in relationship situations that. not your typical reno in Provence New relationships have enough difficulty getting established without trying to manage a huge rebuilding project. And when that project is in France, and your French is not nearly as fluent as your boyfriend's, expect that you will have problems with the builders. Adding to your difficul