As a fan of Blackwell’s Lily Ivory series, I was excited to try out something different from her. I enjoy Blackwell’s breezy writing style and quirky characters, and was not disappointed in this sweet, captivating story. At first, I found Cady a little jarring, but she grew on me as the story progressed. I love stories featuring strong women who have overcome difficult circumstances, and Blackwell certainly delivered on that account. Blend that with a truly interesting story of carousel carving and you have a winner.

A perfect escape novel - atmospheric and lovely, you'll feel instantly transported to the magical world of Southern France. I found the family mystery to be easy enough to solve early on - but it was an enjoyable read nonetheless. A lovely summer read, vacation read, or escape to another lovely world from the comfort of your favourite reading chair. Also love the cover!

Beautifully written, wonderfully realistic characters. It was the perfect escape, really. This was my first book by Juliet Blackwell, but I really enjoyed the writing so much that it certainly won't be my last.

I loved this story with a story in a story! The author did an amazing job of bringing all the characters to life; creating a very interesting tale of history and family connections. It is a mystery with romance, historical events, and social attitudes that impacted people over 1000 years.

This is a lovely book filled with wonderful flawed characters and an interesting story about antique carousels, especially those sculpted by Gustave Bayol. The settings are beautifully described and the characters endearing.

The story line and theme is much like her other books, with the reader easily figuring out the family mystery. The setting is wonderful as are the flawed characters. i did not like the ending as well as other books, this one did not give a strong "this is what happened with Cady" ending. We assume the romance continued along with the restoration. Well written and would recommend.

Growing up in foster care, Cady Drake drew solace from a carved rabbit that she later learned had come from a carousel. As an adult, she travels around the area taking photos of merry go rounds. Now, she has the chance to go to Paris to write about antique carousels and she also wants to track down any works by carousel maker Gustave Bayol, the man she believed carved her rabbit. In Provence she finds a carousel in ruins in a dilapidated mansions belonging to the Clement family. The carousel was commissioned from Bayol by the Clement family to keep in their home. They have hung on to the home, but just barely and now it’s up to Cady to convince a proud old man to let her restore the once magical merry-go-round. A beautiful, lyrical story I didn’t want to end