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    Whispering in French: A Novel
    Whispering in French: A Novel
    Whispering in French: A Novel
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    Whispering in French: A Novel

    By Sophia Nash

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    Award-winning romance author Sophia Nash makes her women’s fiction debut with a beautifully crafted, funny, and life-affirming story set in the Atlantic seaside region of France, as one woman returns to France to sell her family home and finds an unexpected chance to start over—perfect for fans of Le Divorce and The Little Paris Bookshop.

    Home is the last place Kate expected to find herself…

    As a child, Kate Hamilton was packed off each summer to her grandfather’s ivy-covered villa in southern France. That ancestral home, named Marthe Marie, is now crumbling, and it falls to Kate—regarded as the most responsible and practical member of her family—to return to the rugged, beautiful seaside region to confront her grandfather’s debts and convince him to sell.

    Kate makes her living as a psychologist and life coach, but her own life is in as much disarray as Marthe Marie. Her marriage has ended, and she’s convinced that she has failed her teenaged daughter, Lily, in unforgiveable ways. While delving into colorful family history and the consequences of her own choices, Kate reluctantly agrees to provide coaching to Major Edward Soames, a British military officer suffering with post-traumatic stress. Breaking through his shell, and dealing with idiosyncratic locals intent on viewing her as an Americanized outsider, will give Kate new insight into who—and where—she wants to be. The answers will prove as surprising as the secrets that reside in the centuries-old villa.

    Witty and sophisticated, rich in history and culture, Sophia Nash’s novel vividly evokes both its idyllic French setting and the universal themes of self-forgiveness and rebuilding in a story as touching as it is wise.

     

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateAug 1, 2017
    ISBN9780062471796
    Whispering in French: A Novel
    Author

    Sophia Nash

    Sophia Nash was born in Switzerland and raised in France and the United States, but says her heart resides in Regency England. Her ancestor, an infamous French admiral who traded epic cannon fire with the British Royal Navy, is surely turning in his grave. Before pursuing her long-held dream of writing, Sophia was an award-winning television producer for a CBS affiliate, a congressional speechwriter, and a nonprofit CEO. She lives in the Washington, D.C., suburbs with her husband and two children. Sophia's novels have won twelve national awards, including the prestigious RITA® Award, and two spots on Booklist's "Top Ten Romances of the Year."

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    • 4/5
      Thank you librarything.com for the Uncorrected Proof of Whispering in French by Sophia Nash in return for my honest review.Whispering in French was a quick, enjoyable read. Oddly, I liked the first two thirds of the novel better than the last 60 pages where the story became too easily resolved, sentimental, and somewhat predictable.I would have given a four star rating if the story had continued as it did initially. Kate Hamilton is sent to southern France to convince her elderly grandfather to sell his crumbling ancestral home. His health is suffering and he is out of money for costly repairs, but he is determined to keep "Marthe Marie" in the family and continue the tradition of past generations. I loved Kate's interactions with the other characters. Her sharp wit was very appealing and comical. The fact that Kate was a therapist added a very interesting story-line as she befriended Major Edward Soames, a British military officer suffering with PTSD.Additionally, the author's adoration for the locale is evident in her thoughtful and enticing descriptions of the scenery and region. There was a charming cast of secondary characters that gave the story a quaint appeal. The dialogue between the wildlife was puzzling, and although unnecessary, there were some endearing scenes between the hedgehog and cat that made me smile.I thought Magdali's story could have been more developed and the Uncle's antics would have been better resolved at the end rather than in the middle of the book.This book would be an excellent choice to take on vacation or to the pool. It provided a great escape from the demands of the day.
    • 4/5
      An American psychologist with a complicated relationship to her French family returns to her grumpy grandfather and crumbling family mansion. He first instinct is to sell it, but as she begins to see the estate through others eyes, she is determined to find a way to save it. It's an enjoyable read to watch the characters learn to be happy. Realistically set in a small town on the Spanish border.
    • 4/5
      This was an Early Reviewer book- thank you.This is a sweet little story mostly about family but also about finding oneself.It's a quick, easy read that I found enjoyablely light with a good cast of characters and a moving plot.At first I wondered about the little animal subplot, wondering whether this shouldn't really have been a separate child's story but near the end I found myself looking forward to what happened to thse little characters.
    • 2/5
      Kate is a psychologist on leave to handle family matters in France. Her grandfather's estate is crumbling toward the sea and in great need of repair or sale. While trying to sort through her family's situation and her own troubled relationship with her daughter, Kate develops a relationship with a traumatized war veteran, to whom she begins to open up about her own past. I tried to get into this novel several times but I couldn't get past the halfway point. Apart from the slow storyline, I was turned off by a separate narrative told from the perspectives of wild animals around the estate. While the writing was rich, it was too slow-moving to fully engage me.
    • 4/5
      Lately a lot of new books that I read are extremely unpleasant to read. I was pleasantly surprised to find Whispering in French exceeded my expectations. It is a delight and enchanting novel with some unique quirks. Some of its characters aren't human, name a cat and a hedgehog. These critters metaphorically mirror the human characters . I highly recommend this novel and hope it makes you as happy to read as it did me.
    • 2/5
      The first 100 pages and couldn't go on. I loved when Kate finally spoke about being with her grandfather but so many words to get there and I thought my favorite part would be about the scurrying of the animals in the hedge but just too slow for me
    • 4/5
      Whispering in French by Sophia Nash is a multi-layered story. Kate Hamilton, a practicing psychologist was living a fractured life herself while treating others with problems. Just out of an abusive marriage with her self-esteem at its lowest, she was sent by her divided family to the south of France to deal with her grandfather’s debts, and move him out “Martha Marie” the family’s ancestral home. Upon arriving there she discovers the centuries old house practically empty and in terrible disrepair, and her grandfather in poor health. Reluctantly stepping into this new challenge, Kate must reconnect with her grandfather, and deal with more problems and relationships than she could ever imagine.Set primarily in the gorgeous South of France where locals mix with tourists, surfers, and nature lovers, this book is a treat for readers who love adventure and a good storyline. For me, it was a real page turner!Thank you for the Early Reviewers program, HarperCollins Publishers and Sophie Nash for the opportunity to review this book.
    • 4/5
      I just love a transformational story where a severely broken character discovers who they are, where they went wrong and how to live a better more constructive life. For this, Whispering in French never disappointed. There were several fairly well developed broken characters - each broken in their own way brought to Pays Basque of southern France. The 300 year old crumbling manor is representational of these crumbling folk, their crumbling relationships and the need to rebuild them. The writing is richly descriptive, even painterly. It describes a warm southern European locale, exquisite to view and very much at the mercy of Mother Nature. In a desire to be surrounded by such beauty, many had risked their lives and/or prosperity by being precariously perched on the edge of the sea, high on a bluff. When all comes tumbling down, you may either pick yourself up and rebuild your life or crumble with the walls into oblivion. There's a quirky and rather charming sub-story within the book which mirrors the human relationships within the main story, about which I will say no more lest I spoil it for other readers.Always remember, ...."If you want to travel fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, travel together."I am grateful to author Sophia Nash, Harper Collins Publishers and LibraryThing Early Reviewers for having provided a free uncorrected proof of this book. Their generosity, however, has not influenced this review - the words of which are mine alone.Synopsis (from book's back cover):As a child, Kate Hamilton was packed off each summer to her grandfather’s ivy-covered villa in southern France. That ancestral home, named Marthe Marie, is now crumbling, and it falls to Kate—regarded as the most responsible and practical member of her family—to return to the rugged, beautiful seaside region to confront her grandfather’s debts and convince him to sell.Kate makes her living as a psychologist and life coach, but her own life is in as much disarray as Marthe Marie. Her marriage has ended, and she’s convinced that she has failed her teenaged daughter, Lily, in unforgiveable ways. While delving into colorful family history and the consequences of her own choices, Kate reluctantly agrees to provide coaching to Major Edward Soames, a British military officer suffering with post-traumatic stress. Breaking through his shell, and dealing with idiosyncratic locals intent on viewing her as an Americanized outsider, will give Kate new insight into who—and where—she wants to be. The answers will prove as surprising as the secrets that reside in the centuries-old villa.Witty and sophisticated, rich in history and culture, Sophia Nash’s novel vividly evokes both its idyllic French setting and the universal themes of self-forgiveness and rebuilding in a story as touching as it is wise.
    • 4/5
      Kate Hamilton is a psychologist and Life Coach in America, but at the moment her own life is somewhat of a mess. Her mother insists that she go help her cantankerous grandfather who is in failing health, running out of money, and living in their decrepit family home: a 300 year old villa above the ocean in the South of France. Kate begrudgingly goes there, even though she is emotionally hurting because of a fall out with her teenage daughter; one she hasn’t been able to repair. At the Villa, a neighbor friend of her grandfathers asks her to help his son: a British Military officer suffering with PTSD, but just like her grandfather the Major doesn’t want help. Then there is her sneaky French uncle who has his own ideas about what to do with the Villa and his fathers’ decline. The townspeople are all difficult, but thank heavens for Magdali her grandfather’s Namibian housekeeper whose family has lived at the Villa for 2 generations: she was Kate’s childhood friend. The writing is good, it’s easy to read, and funny, but no real surprises kind of like a made for TV movie. Take it on your vacation, and put this location on your bucket list, I know I have. Oh I forgot to tell you about the Hedgehog, okay I’ll let that be the surprise. 4 stars.
    • 2/5
      Kate visits the south of France in order to make her grandfather sell his home, a home where she used to spend her summers as a child. Predictable things ensure. Interspersed with French words and phrases such as “le cash”, meaning “the cash” for us mere English speakers, this book is not only predictable but pretentious as well. Neighbors, relatives and acquaintances of Kate who are meant to be eccentric are merely undeveloped. Tense exchanges take place that the reader couldn’t possibly care less about because of the lack of character development.Not worth the time it took the read, but not so poorly written that I quit, hence the 2 star rating.
    • 4/5
      Kate is an interesting main character – even though she is a psychologist trying to help her patients with life problems, her personal life is a mess and she doesn’t see much hope for her future. She is divorced, estranged from her teenage daughter, has a mom she doesn’t get along with and is on her way to France to encourage her grandfather to sell his huge crumbling family villa. He is in poor health and deeply in debt and she thinks that the only way to help him is to sell the home that has been in their family for centuries. As soon as she fixes everything in France, she can go back to America. Life has a way of changing even the best of plans and the small-town village people and her memories of the wonderful summers that she spent at the villa make her re-think her plans. Will she be able to forgive herself and learn to live life to the fullest in France or will her self-doubts make her return to her unhappy life in America? Take a trip to rural France in this novel and find out how Kate decides to live the rest of her life.
    • 3/5
      Whispering in French by Sophia Nash is the story of Kate Hamilton who travels to France to navigate the now in disrepair family home that belonged to her grandfather. Often, there is a juxtaposition in stories of how a main characters vocation is their weakest link. In this case, Kate is a psychotherapist whose life is a mess (physician heal thyself). Sometimes this can lead to an interesting storyline with transformation for a character. It didn’t work for me here. There are also some odd inclusions of conversations with animals I found unnecessary. I really wanted a lot more out of this book. Thank you to LibraryThing and William Morrow for the advanced reader copy and the opportunity to review Whispering in French.
    • 3/5
      Family can be the source of great joy but also great frustration and we don’t always know what we want to do with the history and legacy they place on our shoulders. Sometimes we think we know and sometimes we feel as if we have no choice, even when that choice is a hard and painful one. Kate Hamilton, in Sophia Nash’s new novel, Whispering in French, is faced with just such a painful task when she goes back to France at her mother’s behest to try and convince her elderly grandfather to sell the ancient, crumbling family villa.Kate is half French and half American and she hasn’t been to France in years. A psychologist, she is considered the practical one in the family despite the shambles her own life is in. She’s left a terrible marriage and her teenaged daughter is estranged from her but it seems her most pressing problem is getting her grandfather Jean to agree to sell Madeleine Marie, the birthright of the Du Roque family for generations, perched precariously on a seaside cliff above a Basque village. To the locals, although Kate's mother Antoinette grew up there, Kate is not quite considered “one of them” but an American and an outsider. She's not just an outsider in the town though, she's an outsider in her own life, unable or unwilling to look inside her own heart to find the woman behind the professional mask. As she tries to figure out the financial situation and navigate her family, her own guilt, and the bureaucracy of the town, she consults with Magdali, the loyal and trusted housekeeper with whom Kate once played as a child, and counsels the nephew of a long-time neighbor. Major Soames is a former soldier suffering from PTSD and shutting his family out of his life. His conversations with Kate (he's not really a patient) eventually lead her to face her own demons and to risk taking her own mask off.The novel is told in the first person so that the reader really sees Kate’s insecurities and avoidance techniques. She even addresses the reader early on and acknowledges that this is a story she’s telling, an odd choice since the narration never breaks this wall again. In addition to Kate's telling of the story, there are brief "Whispers From the Garden" chapters interspersed into the narrative and these are focused mainly on an anthropomorphic hedgehog and cat. These chapters feel completely out of place, cutesy, and rather twee, even if the cat is necessary to the plot much later in the book. There are many plot threads here and more are added as the novel progresses but this constant addition of new and unexpected story lines, including surprising revelations about Kate's family, means that several of them are not developed terribly deeply. The main thread, though, is that of Kate's opening up and embracing risk while coming to know her true self, allowing that self to shine. Given the slow pacing of the novel, it takes rather a long time for her to get there, but get there she does. The general story is an interesting one but the ending feels unrealistic and unresolved although interestingly it does circle back to the otherwise seemingly unrelated prologue and the first chapter. Despite these flaws, Kate's transformation and the setting of the novel are both satisfying. I didn't like this as much as I'd hoped (especially as I've enjoyed Nash's Regency set historical romances) but it was a fine way to spend a couple of hours of reading time.
    • 3/5
      Whispering in French by Sophia Nash is the story of Kate Hamilton who travels to France to navigate the now in disrepair family home that belonged to her grandfather. Often, there is a juxtaposition in stories of how a main characters vocation is their weakest link. In this case, Kate is a psychotherapist whose life is a mess (physician heal thyself). Sometimes this can lead to an interesting storyline with transformation for a character. It didn’t work for me here. There are also some odd inclusions of conversations with animals I found unnecessary. I really wanted a lot more out of this book. Thank you to LibraryThing and William Morrow for the advanced reader copy and the opportunity to review Whispering in French.

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    Whispering in French - Sophia Nash

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