The Season of Returning is a quiet, emotionally resonant love story set in the lavender fields of southern France. Burned out and creatively blocked, bestselling author Vivienne Hale retreats to a crumbling villa in Beaumont-sur-Lys, hoping to find peace-or at least silence. What she doesn't expect is Mathis Laurent, a solitary man who restores homes and hearts alike.
As Vivienne uncovers a bundle of forgotten wartime love letters in her attic, a second story begins to unfold-one of longing, loss, and the courage to hope again. Blending past and present, fiction and memory, this novel is a tender meditation on healing, second chances, and the beauty of slowing down.
Written with lyrical prose and deep emotional insight, The Season of Returning is for anyone who has ever lost themselves-and dared to find their way home again.