Barber Guillaume Ladoucette has always enjoyed great success in his tiny village in southwestern France, catering to the tonsorial needs of Amour-sur-Belle’s thirty-three inhabitants. But times have changed. His customers have grown older—and balder. Suddenly there is no longer a call for Guillaume’s particular services, and he is forced to make a drastic career change. Since love and … companionship are necessary commodities at any age, he becomes Amour-sur-Belle’s official matchmaker and intends to unite hearts as ably as he once cut hair. But alas, Guillaume is not nearly as accomplished an agent of amour, as the disastrous results of his initial attempts amply prove, especially when it comes to arranging his own romantic future.
For every reader who adored Chocolat, Julia Stuart’s The Matchmaker of Périgord is a delectable, utterly enchanting, and sinfully satisfying delight.
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The language, the prose…unbelievable, delightful. Telling everybody I know to read it.
This is a very quirky happy-ever-after story. Sometimes the characters were off-putting and I would love to understand more about the many food references.
Loved this – the description of food and meals makes this story as enjoyable as the storyline – the characters are so well described that reading the story is almost like seeing it as pictures in your head… quirky situations that are even more of a delight.
I enjoyed this wholesome book. I particularly liked the part where he decided to build his own outdoor oven. His experience raising wheat was very amusing to an old farm woman.
Interesting insight into what may happen when weddings are arranged by matchmakers
Great little story set in southwest Frsnce
Very funny.
Did not finish reading the book, and have deleted it from my library
I found this book to be entertaining and most original, almost poetic about a small town in France
It was okay, but certainly not my first choice.
Though a bit rambling at the beginning, I’m glad I kept going. Good book!
This is a delightful, easy read with characters I learned to love. Reminds me of “A Year in Provence.” If you liked that, you’ll like this. The writing style makes me chuckle out loud!
According to Amazon, “For every reader who adored Chocolat, Julia Stuart’s The Matchmaker of Périgord is a delectable, utterly enchanting, and sinfully satisfying delight.” I tend to disagree.
The premise of Julia Stuart’s novel is this: Guillaume Ladoucette is a barber of long-standing whose customer base has aged, lost some hairs, and generally …
A charming book with a great and original character. Makes you long for a French village of your own.
A sweet story with clever technique of the telling.
A fun, light read.
I really wanted to like this book, but the author was trying too hard, being too cute and that got in the way.
Just couldn’t get into it so I stopped reading
A delightful read. Very well written and most enjoyable.
Slow at times but ultimately engaging place and people