{"product_id":"9781069128126","title":"The French Effect","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"read-more\" data-overviewlongdescription=\"null\" data-aboutthebook=\"true\" id=\"product-description-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aboutthebook\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the bestselling author of the LOVE IN PROVENCE series, comes a hopeful and heartwarming journey that reminds us it’s never too late for a second chance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrance has a way of changing your mind ... and your heart ...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNovelist Nora Bennett is living her fifties with more doubts than dreams. Once content with her quiet life, she’s recently found herself battling writer’s block, a growing restlessness—and resistance to a holiday season she’s long stopped celebrating. So, when her daughter Chloe, an artist living in Paris, asks her to dog-sit an intimidating Doberman named Atticus, Nora surprises\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethem both by saying yes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelicious meals, long walks through the storied streets of Montmartre, and a chance to rediscover a spark of joy in the glittering holiday lights of Paris: Six weeks in the City of Light might be just the escape Nora needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcept Paris has other plans. Nora agrees to ghostwrite a memoir for 93-year-old Marie-Louise, who reveals haunting memories of surviving the Occupation as a child of the Resistance. A charming younger tango partner with secrets of his own introduces Nora to the French art of pleasure. All the while, the city’s irresistible festive spirit envelops her gently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChloe invites Nora to spend Christmas at her husband Olivier’s centuries-old ancestral farm in Provence. There, Nora is embraced by the warmth of family and treasured traditions. She’s also unexpectedly drawn to Pierre, her son-in-law’s moody and magnetic father. Their connection is undeniable, even as he seems intent on keeping his distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when Atticus suddenly goes missing, Pierre joins Nora in searching for him. Soon a winding road trip returning to Paris softens their defenses ... and reveals complicated truths behind their guarded hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet as Nora’s time in France begins to wind down, she must decide: Return to the comfort of the life she knew – or leap into a bold new chapter she never imagined beyond the pages of her novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Patricia Sands","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":51646179049528,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2295\/4075\/files\/Screenshot2026-04-17at6.36.48PM.png?v=1776465421","url":"https:\/\/www.litwineandbooks.com\/products\/9781069128126","provider":"Lit Wine \u0026 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}