A MONTH OF FAVORITES
#amonthoffaves
All December-long,
Estella’s Revenge, Girlxoxo, and Traveling with T
will be sharing our fave bookish
(and sometimes non-bookish)
experiences from throughout the year
AND we want YOU to join us!
Dec 2 is for
5 Faves by a Theme {eg. Audiobooks, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Mysteries, Books with Surprise Twists, Surprise Endings, Non-Fiction, Books That Made You Cry, Laugh Out Loud, Cringe, Book Boyfriends That Stole Your Heart, Apocalypse, Dystopian, Best books with kick ass girls, favorite siblings, couples, friends, most hated and loved villains} – link-up hosted at Girlxoxo
So here are my 5 favorites books set in France – read so far this year. Enjoy!
Four of these have been featured on France Book Tours with a virtual book tour.
So if you love books set in France, don’t forget to sign up to get free copies to review on your own book blog!
A large variety of genres is represented, from nonfiction to paranormal.
HAVE YOU READ ANY OF THESE?
WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVORITE?
Words And Peace 
I’ve never heard of these books but I’m not a big fan of books set in France (I already live here – I suppose it’s enough 😉 )
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the book by Frédérique Molay is translated from the French, she’s very popular there
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I’ve googled her and I’m quite relieved that she seems nearly unknown in France or maybe only to readers of thrillers and mysteries (and I am not one of them).
Sometimes people are better known abroad than in their own country.
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indeed surprised to see more people commented on her books on Goodreads, for the English verrsions, than on Babelio for th original in French. Mais c’est pas n’importe qui qui reçoit le Prix du Quai des Orfèvres – oui catégorie thriller. Extremely well built and written. And I’m the kind of liking Proust, so yes some thrillers can be superbly written, Pierre Lemaitre is one of the best examples, this one you probably know, as he won le Goncourt last year, though not for his thrillers but for his 1st histfic, on WWI
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I don’t dismissed thrillers for the writing, even if it is hardly their main point. I’m just not into this. I can read one at times but since two years (at least) I haven’t read even one. I like books with law issues but I’m not chasing them either. And yes, I’ve discovered Pierre Lemaitre with the Goncourt… but I haven’t read him 😉
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Oh sorry, I was not implying that about reading thrillers or not.
Au revoir là haut is tough, but boy if this guy knows how to write! I wrote a review for The Historical Novel Society on it. If you are interested: https://wordsandpeace.com/2014/08/08/book-review-au-revoir-la-haut-i-love-france-106/
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Great list! I added a linky on my blog today since Tanya Patrice hasn’t posted yet today. 🙂
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merci, just linked it
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I haven’t read any of these yet, but i have Madam Picasso in my December stack. Favorites set in France from this year’s reading: Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 by Francine Prose (love her name) and some Pascal Garnier books.
Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932
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Madame Picasso is really good. I have heard about Lovers at the Chameleon Club, but not read yet. I have read Moon in a Dead Eye, by Garnier, but I think we commented together on that some time ago
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and Prose seems to be her real name! cool! wow, I had not realized that she had written so many books
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This is an awesome topic. I haven’t read many books set in France. The one I most remember (and really liked) is Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow, which reflects an immigrant’s experience in France.
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I have heard about it, but have not read it yet. Quite hot topic, sounds good
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Oh, I’ve wanted to read A Paris Apartment and Madame Picasso! What a great list of faves! Thanks for the suggestions.
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if you have a list of books ready for swap [or to mail me at ehc16e at yahoo dot come], I could send you in exchange my copy of A Paris Apartment.
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Very cool tool you used for your list! I have never read any of your books, but my favorite “France” book is Julia Child’s memoir My Life in France.
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neat! I have not read her book, but a really biography of her called Appetite For Life, fabulous
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Great list! Lover the covers.
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yes, the covers are neat as well
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I think my favorite book set in France is Jennifer Donnelly’s Revolution. I hadn’t been super interested in France or French history until I read that book.
I really love the cover to A Paris Apartment. Something about it makes me want to read it!
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Thanks for mentioning Revolution. I remember bumping into it some time ago, but I had not realized all the awards and high ranking it got. Added to my huge TBR now.
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I’ve not read any of these books but they do sound lovely!
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yes, really good stuff!
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