Nina George

Following a failed suicide attempt inspired by her loveless marriage, Marianne Messman travels to Brittany with the intention of trying again but changes her mind when the guests of a charming bistro reintroduce her to life's delights.

A Novel

The Little French Bistro

My response to life has always been to run away to a place exactly like Kerdruc when I feel like I’m just not made to live the way we do; at least here in America. I feel for Marianne although my reasoning for feeling that way isn’t my marriage but society & our way of living. The relationships she forms are all with such beautiful complex but at the same time simple people who just seem to enjoy living. Also the way the spicy scenes are written seem so magical which I liked more than the more forward descriptions.

I loved this book. It was so perfect to me! I love a good cozy read & this was exactly that!

Mariah crawford

My response to life has always been to run away to a place exactly like Kerdruc when I feel like I’m just not made to live the way we do; at least here in America. I feel for Marianne although my reasoning for feeling that way isn’t my marriage but society & our way of living. The relationships she forms are all with such beautiful complex but at the same time simple people who just seem to enjoy living. Also the way the spicy scenes are written seem so magical which I liked more than the more forward descriptions.

I loved this book. It was so perfect to me! I love a good cozy read & this was exactly that!

This book convinced me to add Nina George to my list of top five authors. Packed with quotable lines like "friendship is the most patient form of love", commentary on discovering yourself, and rich characters, Nina George paints a world you never want to leave. 

Scott Taylor

Judy Hudgins

Not my favorite of her books. Just couldn't like the main character.

Jan Talkington

I didn't connect to the story or the characters. I'm sure there were things lost in translation. A short book and I plodded through but at times wondered why.

Macy Johnson

From the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Little Paris Bookshop, an extraordinary novel about self-discovery and new beginnings. Marianne Messman longs to escape her loveless marriage to an uncaring husband - an artillery sergeant major named Lothar. On a day trip to Paris, Marianne decides to leap off the Pont Neuf into the Seine, but she is saved from drowning by a homeless man. While recovering in hospital, Marianne comes across a painting of the tiny port town of Kerdruc in Brittany and decides to try her luck on the coast. In Kerdruc, Marianne meets a host of colourful characters who all gravitate around the restaurant of Ar Mor (The Sea). It is this cast of true Bretons who become Marianne's new family, and among whom she will find love once again. But with her husband looking to pull her back to her old life, Marianne is left with a choice: to step back into the known, or to take a huge jump into an exciting and unpredictable future.

The Little French Bistro A Novel

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