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Meet Me in Monaco: A Novel of Grace Kelly's Royal Wedding

"A fragrant French bonbon of a book: love, glamour, perfume, and paparazzi all circling around the wedding of the century..."--Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of THE ALICE NETWORK and THE HUNTRESS.

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Set in the 1950s against the backdrop of Grace Kelly's whirlwind romance and unforgettable wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco, New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb take the reader on an evocative sun-drenched journey along the Côte d'Azur in this page-turning novel of passion, fate and second chances...

Movie stars and paparazzi flock to Cannes for the glamorous film festival, but Grace Kelly, the biggest star of all, wants only to escape from the flash-bulbs. When struggling perfumer Sophie Duval shelters Miss Kelly in her boutique to fend off a persistent British press photographer, James Henderson, a bond is forged between the two women and sets in motion a chain of events that stretches across thirty years of friendship, love, and tragedy.

James Henderson cannot forget his brief encounter with Sophie Duval. Despite his guilt at being away from his daughter, he takes an assignment to cover the wedding of the century, sailing with Grace Kelly's wedding party on the SS Constitution from New York. In Monaco, as wedding fever soars and passions and tempers escalate, James and Sophie--like Princess Grace--must ultimately decide what they are prepared to give up for love.

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384 pages

Average rating: 5.93

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Anonymous
Aug 01, 2023
6/10 stars
Grace Kelly is, at best, a secondary character in this book, so if you're looking for something about her and her romance with Prince Rainier, look elsewhere. But if you're looking for a sweet story about two people brought together by Grace Kelly, this is the place to go. Sophie Duval is a parfumer struggling to follow in her father's footsteps and keep the family parfumerie afloat. Jim Hutchinson is member of the paparazzi, trying to get a picture of Grace Kelly at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. Grace ducks into Sophie's shop to try to elude him, bringing the two together.

The rest of the book is a classic will-they-won't-they. Will they be able to be together? Will either of them be able to make professional progress? It's a sweet book, with an unexpected, but satisfying ending. But both characters perserverate a bit too much for my taste, making it a bit of a chore to read. For fans of sweet romances, though, this atmospheric book, with a a taste of Provence and royal weddings will be just the thing.

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