Title: A Northern Light in Provence
Author: Elizabeth Birkelund
Genre: literary
Thank you, NetGalley, for this book.
What a charming, lovely book. Ilse is a translator living in Greenland, struggling to find who she is and how she fits into the world. She translates English, Dutch, and French and is renowned for her ability. However, when a set of poetry in the Provence dialect comes her way, she’s unsure she is up to the task.
Her editor agrees to let her travel to Provence to meet with the poet so she can fully grasp the nuance of the language. There, she falls in word-love (not real love, the poet is 70+) with him, the village, his friends, and France in general.
This story was just delightful. Ilsa was never boring, given her hopes and dreams, and oh to travel to Provence. The story was full of vivid scents and colors, tastes and ambiance. I adored it.
Pleasant Nights 