Plano Profile February 2010 : Page 88
IN REVIEW The Matchmaker of Perigord by Julia Stuart (Harper, 2008) G UILLAUME LADOUCETTE has been the barber in his small French village for many years. But when his aging customers have nearly all become bald, he decides to change his line of work. Realizing that everyone needs love and companionship, he starts a dating service. Coincidentally, Guillaume himself knows about needing love, since he lost his only love, Emilie Fraisse, when she married someone else and moved away. Years later, she wrote him a letter, but he was too confused to respond and he remained a bachelor. He gets off to a slow start as a matchmaker, and it is no wonder. The townspeople of Amour-sur-Belle are an unattractive and eccentric lot. They are mostly known by their professions. His first client is the dentist, soon followed by the baker, the midwife, etc. No match develops easily. If the relationship starts smoothly, something will happen to make one or both parties change their mind, maybe more than once. Guillaume stays very busy. To complicate matters, his love Emilie returns to town and buys the chateau. He is still too shy to present his own case to her. He makes a match for her, and she makes a couple for herself. The plot is a busy one. Due to a Sean Monohan,EA Tax Consultant • Individual Tax Preparation • Business Tax Preparation, Federal and State • Entity Formation & Business Planning • Tax Planning & Advisory Services • IRS & State Tax Representation Sean Monohan AWMS, CFP® Fee Only Advisor , CRPS, EA • Bookkeeping & Payroll Processing Solutions (214) 763-6543 www.cfscorp.net smonohan@cfscorp.net CALL TODAY for a FREE Initial Consultation! 88 PLANO PROFILE FEBRUARY 2010 Financial Strategies, LLC Chartered drought, a municipal shower is built and its use is imposed on the townspeople. Many characters raise their own vegetables and cook unusual gourmet dishes. Recapping the town’s history, many fetes and celebrations, and a mini-tornado or two, keep things lively. Julia Stuart’s first novel is warm, witty and filled with hilarious mishaps. ■ Carole C. Deily is a librarian and avid reader. Her reviews appear monthly in Plano Profile.
In Review
The Matchmaker of Perigord
by Julia Stuart (Harper, 2008)
Guillaume Ladoucette has been the barber in his small French village for many years. But when his aging customers have nearly all become bald, he decides to change his line of work. Realizing that everyone needs love and companionship, he starts a dating service. Coincidentally, Guillaume himself knows about needing love, since he lost his only love, Emilie Fraisse, when she married someone else and moved away. Years later, she wrote him a letter, but he was too confused to respond and he remained a bachelor.
He gets off to a slow start as a matchmaker, and it is no wonder. The townspeople of Amour-sur-Belle are an unattractive and eccentric lot. They are mostly known by their professions. His first client is the dentist, soon followed by the baker, the midwife, etc. No match develops easily. If the relationship starts smoothly, something will happen to make one or both parties change their mind, maybe more than once. Guillaume stays very busy.
To complicate matters, his love Emilie returns to town and buys the chateau. He is still too shy to present his own case to her. He makes a match for her, and she makes a couple for herself.
The plot is a busy one. Due to a drought, a municipal shower is built and its use is imposed on the townspeople. Many characters raise their own vegetables and cook unusual gourmet dishes. Recapping the town’s history, many fetes and celebrations, and a mini-tornado or two, keep things lively.
Julia Stuart’s first novel is warm, witty and filled with hilarious mishaps.
