The Promise of Provence (Love in Provence)
By: Patricia Sands
Rating: 5 of 5
This is a lovely book of fictional literature. While there is a romance in it (especially towards the end), the real story is about how a woman learns to reinvent herself after a mid-life crises.
Katherine finds herself unexpectedly single after her husband of many years leaves her for another, younger woman. That the woman is expecting their child makes it all the more painful for Katherine as she was unable to conceive and has now gone through menopause.
She learns what it is to be herself after years of being part of a couple and one in which her husband was the guiding force. She begins to do the things she wants to do and finds that life is good after all. The book action is located in Canada and in France. In both spots, the character has challenges to face and overcome.
The romance is very secondary to the rest of the story. While it was pleasant, it is not at all what I think of when I think of what I liked best about this book. It was good and will probably play a much bigger role in the second in the series of these books.
One word of warning, though, if you do not like swearing, there is one character in this book who swears considerably. She is present in much of the book and some may find it offensive. It was noticeable and could have been played down a bit and still had the point come across about the character.
I received a digital ARC copy of this book from the publisher, Lake Union Publishing, via Netgalley.
This is a lovely book of fictional literature. While there is a romance in it (especially towards the end), the real story is about how a woman learns to reinvent herself after a mid-life crises.