
Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure
A Novel
Amazon Publishing · Print & ebook · August 5, 2025
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- Who it’s for
- Readers who enjoy historical fiction set in pre-WWII Europe
- Themes
- resilience, friendship, new love
- Pacing
- Steady
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Blindsided by betrayal in pre-WWII England, a woman charts a daring new course in this captivating tale of resilience, friendship, and new love by the bestselling author of The Rose Arbor and The Venice Sketchbook. Surrey, England, 1938. After thirty devoted years of marriage, Ellie Endicott is blindsided by her husband’s appeal for divorce. It’s Ellie’s opportunity for change too. The unfaithful cad can have the house. She’s taking the Bentley.
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Ellie, her housekeeper Mavis, and her elderly friend Dora—each needing escape—impulsively head for parts unknown in the South of France. With the Rhône surging beside them, they have nowhere to be and everywhere to go. Until the Bentley breaks down in the inviting fishing hamlet of Saint Benet. Here, Ellie rents an abandoned villa in the hills, makes wonderful friends among the villagers, and finds herself drawn to Nico, a handsome and enigmatic fisherman. As for unexpected destinations, the simple paradis of Saint Benet is perfect. But fates soon change when the threat of war encroaches. Ellie’s second act in life is just beginning—and becoming an adventure she never expected.
Who it’s for
- Readers who enjoy historical fiction set in pre-WWII Europe
- Fans of stories about personal reinvention and friendship
Where it sits
| World War II & Holocaust | 69% |
|---|---|
| 20th-Century Historical Romance | 55% |
| Marriage & Divorce | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical Fiction
- World War II & Holocaust
- Women's Fiction
- Authors
- Rhys Bowen
- Publisher
- Amazon Publishing
- Published
- August 5, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- resilience · friendship · new love
- Reading lane
- Historical Fiction