Celebrations at the Chateau

Relax and unwind with the perfect holiday romance

By: Jo Thomas

Narrated by: Anna Acton

So good I could almost taste it. Magnifique!' Milly Johnson, bestselling author of My One True North

Cosy up with this heart-warming, romantic story from Jo Thomas about turning your dreams into a reality.

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When their grandfather dies, Fliss and her sisters are astonished to inherit a French chateau! Travelling to Normandy to visit the beautiful if faded house, they excitedly make plans over delicious crepes and local cider in the town nearby.

But they soon discover the chateau needs major work, a huge tax bill is due . . . and there's a sitting tenant to whom they owe a monthly allowance.

Unable to sell but strapped for cash, Fliss determines to spruce up the elegant old rooms and open a B&B. But, why is Jacques, the local mayor, so hostile? How did Fliss's grandfather come to own the place anyway? And will Jacques and Fliss be able to put their differences aside to save the chateau?

Inspired by Escape to the Chateau, this cosy and uplifting novel to curl up with, from the author of Escape to the French Farmhouse and Finding Love at the Christmas Market.

Readers are falling in love with Celebrations at the Chateau:

***** A wonderful hug of a book. Feel-good fiction at its very best!
***** A perfect book to curl up with and forget the world.
***** A romantic and magical read . . . I couldn't put it down

Critic reviews

An absolute treat . . . fabulous setting, gorgeous food and wonderful characters

Another gem from Jo Thomas. Fun, food, love and France, what more can anyone want?

So good I could almost taste it. Magnifique!

If you want to get away from it all this festive season, this is just the novel to transport you

A gorgeous winter read

[A] joyous romcom ... This has everything you want from an escapist read: romance, food and beautiful descriptions of the French countryside

An utterly delightful Christmas read!

A feel-good festive romp

Atmospheric and romantic

Feel-good fiction at its best... the perfect read'

I loved it but was disappointed by 1 thing

I love a clean, cozy read with good vibes. I thought I had found it and was truly enjoying this story. Jo Thomas is an excellent writer who creates a mental escape to different countries and this time it was to France. She’s so good at painting a mental picture and this narrator was perfect! She used different accents for different characters and she made this story come to life. My only hang up is that usually if a storyline is going to present a moral dilemma for me it is usually introduced early in the book and I stop reading it. However in this book “a situation” was introduced 3/4 of the way through that I did not like. It was not sexualized or that would have caused me to stop reading it immediately but a stolen kiss to someone else’s spouse is still wrong to me (and infidelity is always wrong no matter how someone tries to justify it.) So for that reason I dropped to 4 stars but this would’ve been 5 stars if it didn’t have that situation in the storyline. Also as a side note there is reference to a ghost but there is not one (and it was fairly obvious which is why I waited and I was right.) To some, like myself, that also would have meant book returned because I don’t mess with anything spiritistic. Overall, Jo Thomas is 1 of my favorite writers. (I highly recommend “Chasing the Italian Dream.” No moral dilemmas involved 😊.)