
Title:- The French House Share
Author:- Gillian Harvey
Date published:- will be published on 25th Jan 2026
No. of pages:- 346 pages
Genre;- Romance
Rating:-
Plot:- 5/5 Writing:- 4/5
Overall rating:- 4.5/5

A totally captivating story about loss, love and new beginnings, set in beautiful France, from the bestselling author of The Bordeaux Book Club. 🇫🇷🍷🥐❤️
‘I can’t live with total strangers… can I?’
Bella’s living her dream life, running a beautiful, rural French B&B and has finally put her past behind her. But when her husband suddenly asks for a divorce, everything changes.
Forced to abandon everything she’d built before, she finds herself moving to the beautiful town of Versailles, where she takes a job working in a hotel, and moves into a chaotic house share.
At first, it doesn’t feel like a problem that she can’t seem to convince her young housemates she’s older than them – it’s quite nice to pretend she’s in her 20s again. But when it becomes clear her new boss has also hired her under false pretences, she starts to wonder if she’s gone from living the dream to living a lie.
Despite the chaos though, she starts to feel that spark return. Even more so when handsome American landlord Brad arrives on the scene. But with so many secrets – now and in her past – how will Bella’s new start end?

First book review of the year 2026! And Happy New Year to all of you
Bella seems to be living her dream life–living in the French countryside, owning a B&B and putting her past behind. But then her husband Peter asks for divorce and Bella’s life suddenly turn upside down.
Now Bella is forced to find a job which made her to move to Versailles. She starts living in a house with two twenty something old people, Odette and Henri. And she gets a job as a project manager for a small boutique hotel. But here’s the problem–Odette and Henri believe Bella is in her twenties even though Bella is actually in her thirties and she kind of lied on her resume about the job. Her boss, Claudette hands her a big task of impressing a certain hotel critics and will Bella able to do the job? And thinks get complicated when a handsome American man, Brad, who is the landlord of the house she lives in enters into her life.
Let’s start with the atmosphere--reading this book will actually make you feel like you are living in the rural France and Versailles. The descriptions of the places, the cafes and of course the French people in general will actually make you feel like you are living in France.
About the characters…Bella is a sort of complex character–she is a very likable and related heroine–and realistic. Anyone can actually relate to Bella–feeling insecure when she is around her sister Kitty and funny. Brad and Bella would make a perfect couple and the other supporting characters, Odette, Henri, Claudette and Jeanette are supportive and likable.
The storyline–I really enjoyed reading the story. There were funny moments in the book, which make you laugh out loud and there were so many relatable moments in the book as well. The story overall talks about dealing with love, loss and of course second chances. And overall, it was realistic as well. Bella knew she lied on her resume and living with a lie while trying to achieve a success shows how Bella’s character is resilient and courageous. This is not just a typical romance novel but also a chance to turn your life back again after a loss.
Overall, this is a 4.5 star read. I am looking forward to read more books from this author.

















































