Elizabeth Berklund's novel A Northern Light in ProvenceA Northern Light in Provence published last week, so I'm a little behind on posting this review. However, there's still time for you to purchase this book or check it out from your library before summer reading season!
The synopsis: Ilse lives in Greenland in a rickety old cottage by the sea where she works as a translator of novels. She can speak other languages, although she's never actually been to any of the places whose languages she speaks!
She's been translating a novel from French to English when her editor asks her to translate a book of poetry from Provencal to English. Ilse agrees and finds the courage to ask for a little more: money and a two-week trip to Provence in France to meet with the poet. It'll help her translations, after all.
And her editor agrees! So off Ilse goes, leaving behind rainy and cold Greenland for the beautiful flowers and sunshine in France.
How will meeting the poet influence Ilse's future? Will she find what or who she needs in France? Or will she make her way back to Greenland? You'll have to read the novel to find out!
Honestly, it took me awhile to get into this novel, and even once I did, I found a certain part of it to be predictable and underdeveloped. But in a way, it needed to be underdeveloped in order to make Ilse's final decision that much easier.
This novel will definitely satisfy your wanderlust, whether it makes you want to visit France or take a trip to Greenland! The author actually went to Greenland to research the novel!
A Northern Light in ProvenceA Northern Light in Provence is published by Ballantine Books and is available to purchase now. I received a free e-ARC.
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