The French Guesthouse

'Isabelle Broom has created an unforgettable cast of characters, all of whom somehow bring their fears and strengths together after years of uncertainty and distrust to create a new, positive future.' MADDIE PLEASE
'A sweeping, evocative story of loss, betrayal and forging a new life in a fabulous location' FIONA GIBSON
'A touching, escapist read. Isabelle Broom always delivers wonderful, atmospheric stories' PHAEDRA PATRICK
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Sometimes the only way to rebuild is to face the past you tried to escape...
On the night Fliss loses everything - her beloved hotel ravaged by fire and fiancé exposed as a cheat - she receives devastating news: her estranged mother has died. They hadn't spoken in fifteen years and Fliss has stayed away for her own self-preservation.
Summoned to a dilapidated guesthouse in France for the reading of the will, Fliss is stunned to discover she has been left all her mother's possessions. But the inheritance comes at a price - both literal and emotional. Sharing the house is Etienne, her mother's grief-stricken, wine-soaked partner, and his guarded yet magnetic nephew, Benoit.
As Fliss begins restoring the guesthouse, she unearths long-buried secrets about her mother, their past and the true cost of her long absence. But to move forward, cure her guilt and claim the love and happiness she's never thought she deserves, Fliss must first reckon with the hardest question of all: can she forgive?
A deeply poignant, richly compelling novel of complex relationships, generational trauma and our capacity to forgive, from the acclaimed author of The Summer Trip.
READERS ARE RAVING ABOUT THEIR STAY AT THE FRENCH GUESTHOUSE
'Isabelle Broom always delivers in taking you to magical destinations . . . if you need a perfect escapist read then this is for you' -----
'A deeply compelling and emotionally resonant read, full of romance, intrigue, and the transformative power of forgiveness' -----
'I truly loved The French Guesthouse - it felt like a cosy, emotional retreat, much like my evenings spent watching Escape to the Château . . . a blend of emotional complexity and atmospheric restoration' -----
'Another fantastic destination novel from Isabelle Broom. As always she captures the essence of the town in France where her story is set' -----
'A lovely setting and some wonderful characters - Fliss is fabulously multilayered' -----

Isabelle Broom was born in Cambridge nine days before the 1980s began and studied Media Arts at university in London before a 12-year stint at Heat magazine. When she is not travelling all over the world seeking out settings for her escapist novels, Isabelle can mostly be found in Suffolk, where she shares a home with her two dogs and more books than she could ever hope to read in a lifetime.