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Summer at the Château
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Every end has a new beginning....
All new from best-selling author Jennifer Bohnet.
When Pixie Sampson's husband tragically dies, she inherits the beautiful Château Quiltu in Brittany, Northern France.
But unbeknown to her, she also inherits a mysterious lodger, Justine Martin and her four-year-old son, Ferdie.
Heartbroken and with her adventurous mum, Gwen, in tow, they travel to France to put the château on the market but are soon drawn into a quest to seek the château's secrets.
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- Jayne muldowney
- 06-08-22
Beautifully written and read !
Really enjoyed the story, the emotion and the wonderful way it touches on decisions that shows empathic experiences !
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- Jenifer
- 31-10-21
Enjoyable escapism
I do not agree with the other review. Although the story has a similarity to others I think it is sufficiently different to still be throughly enjoyable in its own right. I also very much enjoyed the performance and production quality. The characters are beautifully crafted by Jennifer Bohnet and I thoroughly recommend any of her books.
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- Margaret Lang
- 09-09-21
Deja vu
Its almost a rehash of one of the authors other novels, 'Villa of sun and secrets'
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- amanda
- 25-08-21
Summer at the Château
This is an excellent summer read. A book you can put down the start again without having to go backwards to remind your self about what’s just happened.
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- jeana
- 20-07-21
Lovely story
Really good story,happy,sad,uplifting,it has it all,well worth using one of my credits for,Will listen to it again.
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- Josie James
- 02-06-22
Just ok for me
This started out really strong but got progressively boring. I’d say 2/3 were entertaining but the remainder was just uninteresting.