After tragically losing her husband Nicola Jacques and her teenage son Oliver relocate to his father's family's Olive Farm in the hills above the French Riviera.Due a family feud Oliver has never known his fathers' side of the family and Grandpapa Henri is intent that Oliver will take over the reins of the ancestral farm and his rightful inheritance.Determined to keep her independence from a rather controlling Grandpapa Nicola buys a run-down cottage on the edge of the family's Olive Farm and sets to work renovating their new home and providing an income by cultivating the small holding that came with the Cottage.As the summer months roll by Nicola and Oliver begin to settle happily into their new way of life with the help of Aunts Josephine and Odette Henri's twin sisters and local property developer Gilles Bongars.But the arrival of some unexpected news and guests at the farm force Nicole and Aunt Josephine to assess what and where their futures lie.
CommandereAudiobook Borrow Paul Fraser Collard / Dudley Hinton
The Ninth ChildeAudiobook Reserve Sally Magnusson / Angus King Hugh Ross Jamie Parker Kristin Atherton Sarah Barron Siobhan RedmondAvailable 8th June 2025
This is one of the loveliest and most challenging jobs for any actor and Julia Franklin is a passionate enthusiast for audiobooks. She has read everything from romance, historical fiction, sagas and "... more