Our book was The Riviera House by Natasha Lester.
Paris, 1939: The Nazis think Éliane can’t understand German. They’re wrong. They think she’s merely cataloging art in the Louvre and unaware they’re stealing national treasures for their private collections. They have no idea she’s carefully decoding their notes and smuggling information to the Resistance. But Éliane is playing a dangerous game. Does she dare trust the man she once loved with her secrets, or will he only betray her once again? She has no way to know for certain . . . until a trip to a stunning home on the French Riviera brings a whole new level of peril.
Present Day: Wanting to forget the tragedy that has left her life in shambles, Remy Lang heads to a home she’s mysteriously inherited on the Riviera. While working on her vintage fashion business, she discovers a catalog of the artworks stolen during World War II and is shocked to see a painting that hung on her childhood bedroom wall. Who is her family, really? And does the Riviera house hold more secrets than Remy is ready to face? (Review from Goodreads)
Always in style, we had a fabulous luncheon, of French cuisine. French Onion Soup, Dauphinoise Potatoes, Cheese Plate and Pain de Chocolate. Some recipes below.
https://www.thekitchn.com/dauphinoise-potatoes-recipe-23009449
Dauphinoise Potatoes……Delicious! by Jeanine
Jeanine also commissioned a friend to make cookies with The Riviera House written on the front. She is an amazing artist and baker. Thank you Karen Gleason. We also had very classy cocktails. The “French 45” Thank you JoAnne.
Our next book is “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah. The setting is the Dust bowl. Hmm, what will we have to eat?
