THE FRENCH KITCHEN by KRISTY CAMBRON is a beautifully written WW11 novel that takes place first in France during the war years, where Kat Harris works as an SOE agent. She is looking for her beloved brother Gavin, who is also an agent and is reported missing. She joins Manon, the main chef at the Chateau de Broutel, where she learns to cook, as they produce elaborate meals for the enemy’s top brass. I like the way Manon’s and Kat’s relationship grows as they join forces against the enemy. However there is a traitor in the chateau……
It is interestng to see how Captain Gerard Fontaine of the Vichy Police watches over Kat ……
The story carries on in Paris at the beginning of 1952 with Kat and Gerard’s marriage of convenience……..
There is a great deal of intrigue and there is an interesting introduction of the famous Julia Child, who was actually in the OSS during the war…..
I am not going to tell you any more for fear of spoiling things for you.
I highy recommend this exciting and inspirational read.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley fromThomas Nelson. The opinions in this review are competely my own.

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A WWII French Resistance novel set in 1943 and 1951. This book had me turning pages to find out what happens next. I loved that it was all about French cooking and Julia Child.

Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for the opportunity to read The French Kitchen by Kristy Cambron. Five Stars! Ms. Cambron has done it again!

"Overstuffed" is the best word to describe this novel. There is at least one good book in here, maybe two or three, but the plot is so complicated and the characters so numerous, the story really does not work as well as it could.
The story is told using three story lines, and frankly, between the different timelines and the use of code names, I was at least 1/3 of the way through before I was clear about who was who and how they related to each other. I have little patience for books that confuse me that much in the beginning, and were it not for this being a reviewer's copy, I would have given up.
Once I had the characters and the timeline clear in my head (or clear-ish) the story was actually pretty compelling. There were a couple of plot elements that really strained credulity for me, but the read was mostly enjoyable.
The insertion of Julia and Paul Child into the narrative did not work for me. It felt shoehorned into the narrative, perhaps an attempt to give the story a hook? It is always nice to encounter Julia Child, but this felt contrived to me.
In summary, this was not a bad book, but it had the potential to be so much better.

This book starts out with a cast of characters and a time travelling storyline. I enjoyed the book and by the time I got to the end, I couldn't put it down. I did find the time travel meant that I really had to concentrate or I found myself going back to read things twice.

I liked the plot of the story and the characters involved. I especially liked the characterisation of Julia Child. It added a point of interest to the story which was unique to it. All in all worth reading.

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The French Kitchen was a wonderful addition to the ranks of Kristy Cambron's books. Kristy excels at time-jumping back and forth and weaving a compelling story on two fronts, and this story did not disapoint!

There were so many little things for my brain to rabbit-hole down. I started suspecting characters, figuring out identities, and then when it all came together, some pieces the way I imagined, I was still shocked and bobbing up and down in excitement and relief.

Kat was a fascinating character to see develop, a fierce tomboy so unlike me that she drew me in even more. Manon was also such a fun character, the little tidbits about French cuisine sprinkled liberally though the story. I was so tense the whole book, waiting to see how everything would work out, but it did! I love a good ending, and this one was good enough that I was quite disappointed to see I had reached the last page.

Overall, five stars!

I received a complimentary copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

Kristy Cambron has done it yet again! The dual timeline as always was immaculate within this story - Thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for an ARC!