COOKING FOR PICASSO is now a #1 Amazon Bestseller!
#1 Bestseller in Literary Sagas and #1 in Historical Fiction
“A delicious, atmospheric novel . . . you’ll be glad you’re along for the ride!”
“A tasty blend of romance, mystery, French cooking, plus the hairy old painter himself. Which Girl? What Window? Read on!”
COOKING FOR PICASSO is also an IndieBound national bestseller, and an INDIE NEXT Pick for their Reading Groups List
"Charming, fascinating, a love story, and even a forgotten and unknown painting! We are lost in Aubray's gorgeous storytelling." —Diane Garrett, Diane's Book's of Greenwich, CT for INDIE NEXT LIST READING GROUPS
COOKING FOR PICASSO is Jacques Pépin's "Celebrity Pick: Favorite Reads" for Amazon Book Review
“Thrilling, fast-paced and engaging, COOKING FOR PICASSO is a novel that vividly portrays the South of France. Intrigue, art, food and deception are woven together in a tale of love and betrayal around the life and legacy of Picasso. Touching and true, this well-written narrative made me long for my mother’s coq au vin and for the sun of Juan-les-Pins. Hard to put down!”
COOKING FOR PICASSO is the winner of the New England Book Festival Award for Fiction
Film rights have been optioned to COOKING FOR PICASSO
“This richly crafted tale of love, trust, art and food is wonderfully evocative of the sun-kissed Côte d’Azur, while weaving in a modern-day mystery. . . ideal for whiling away some time en vacances on the Riviera.”
“The novel alternates between Ondine’s encounters with Picasso and the repercussions of that brief affair, and Céline’s adventures with cooking, love, and history along the Mediterranean. The real meat of this novel is in the details (both real and imagined) of Picasso’s fascinating life.”
NEW NOVEL! THE GIRL FROM THE GRAND HOTEL is a #1 Amazon Bestseller, a “Best Book” for Women’s World, and for Shelf Awareness, a Barnes and Noble Bestseller and a “Barnes and Noble Top Indie Favorite”, an AudioFile “Earphones” award winner, and more!
Available in Hardcover, Ebook and Audiobook
A novel about an American girl abroad, Hollywood movie stars, the French Riviera, the 1939 Cannes Film Festival . . . and Nazi spies.
“Fun and surprising ...THE GIRL FROM THE GRAND HOTEL follows a 20-year-old American woman [who] hobnobs with the rich and famous ... but all the while Camille Aubray has set the stage for deeper themes ... Readers will be swept away.”
—Publishers Weekly
“THE GIRL FROM THE GRAND HOTEL is right up my alley! French history, the Cote d'Azur, and old Hollywood—what's not to love about this delicious novel inspired by true events and set in one of the most beautiful, most romantic places in the world? Camille Aubray captures this era in vivid and memorable detail.”
—Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Huge congrats to Camille Aubray for a terrific read! THE GIRL FROM THE GRAND HOTEL is a delicious romp through the South of France, filled with a cast of Hollywood legends and wrapped in a tense spy thriller. I loved her dead-on depictions of bold-faced names of the day like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Charles Laughton, and was swept away by the fast-paced story and canny twists. An exhilarating ride!”
—Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author
“Hollywood movie stars mingle with Nazi spies in a feverish atmosphere combined with a touching love story. THE GIRL FROM THE GRAND HOTEL is an intense page-turner you won’t want to put down!”
—Jacques Pépin, celebrity chef and New York Times bestselling author
“Camille Aubray's The Girl from the Grand Hotel begins as a beach read—and what a beach!—then evolves into a glossy-fearsome thriller partly based on true events . . . Readers who like the pageantry of galas and the upstairs-downstairs tensions of Downton Abbey should swoon at this breathtakingly imagined novel.”
—Shelf Awareness Pick for “Best Books This Week”
“A story steeped in glamour and espionage . . . The beauty of Aubray’s uncluttered prose [lends] credence to the F. Scott Fitzgerald quote she uses to open the novel’s first part. The numerous real-life luminaries who pepper the story add a comforting gravitas and depth to the narrative, and Aubray hews close to their actual stories and personas…The Girl from the Grand Hotel offers an imaginative glimpse into recent history, one that entertains as it gives perspective.”
—The Washington Independent Review of Books
“With sparkling characters and a riveting plot, Aubray's latest will appeal to fans of old Hollywood and historical fiction in general."
—Booklist
OTHER NOVELS BY CAMILLE AUBRAY
THE GODMOTHERS
A novel about four remarkable women from very different backgrounds who become sisters-in-law in a glamorous New York family in the 1930s, 40s and 50s.
THE GODMOTHERS is a “Best Book to Read On A Beach Vacation” —Boston.com (Boston Globe)
Four unique women . . . one family . . . many secrets.
Praise for THE GODMOTHERS:
“We love Camille Aubray’s THE GODMOTHERS.” —Parade
"Aubray delivers an addictive and tense multi-generational feminist romp through WWII-era New York City."-- Publishers Weekly
"A group of deeply complex and beautifully written women . . . Aubray marries history, suspense and womanhood in a story perfect for devouring.” --Newsweek
“This is historical fiction at its best, bringing along thrilling scenes, passionate love affairs and a bounty of secrets.” —Booklist
"A fast-paced, drama-filled portrait of a family dynasty." —Kirkus Reviews
“I couldn’t put this down! I can’t remember reading such a juicy page-turner.” — Melanie Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author
“THE GODMOTHERS is my type of book; captivating, well written and full of love and drama.”—Jacques Pépin
For more reviews and info about this novel, click on THE GODMOTHERS page in the menu bar above.
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COOKING FOR PICASSO
A novel of art, food and the French Riviera . . . about chefs and artists, mothers and daughters, famous people and the “mere mortals” who love them.
To learn more about what inspired this novel, click on the Cooking for Picasso page in the menu bar. There is also a special page of discussion questions for Book Clubs. And Camille Aubray’s Recipes and Photo Gallery will take you straight to the French Riviera . . . where it just may feel like your own home away from home.
“A colorful family saga . . . about how people take what seems to be worthless and make it into something priceless. Whether it’s a woman who creates meaning from sad circumstances or a genius who finds his way through a fallow period to create his masterwork, the characters in [Cooking for Picasso] illustrate how essential bad is to good, life is to death and work is to art . . . [and] reveal that value lies not in what you own, but in who you are.”
“A quest for the missing Picasso worthy of Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. As with any good quest, the heroine finds love along the way, too. An amuse-bouche filled with secret ingredients, covert liaisons, and hidden compartments.”
“This touching and delectable novel invokes the breathtaking scenery of the South of France and the Côte d’Azur in 1936, when a young chef French begins a love affair with Pablo Picasso. Inspired by Picasso’s works from that time period depicting an unknown young woman, Aubray paints a beautiful story of love, art, food, and the enduring romance of the Mediterranean.”
“With lively characters and a twisting plot, Aubray’s novel is a smart and satisfying tale of family, creativity, romance and intrigue.”
COOKING FOR PICASSO is a Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club selection. The novel has also been translated into twenty foreign editions.
The Girl from the Grand Hotel is an Amazon Kindle Bestseller in Women’s Historical Fiction, in 20th Century Historical Fiction, and in Women’s Literary Fiction.
The Girl from the Grand Hotel is also a Barnes and Noble Nook Bestseller.
The Girl from the Grand Hotel audiobook won the Earphones Award!
THE GODMOTHERS is now a #1 Amazon bestseller!
#1 Bestseller in Friendship Fiction and #1 in World War II Historical Fiction audiobook
THE GODMOTHERS is a People Magazine Pick of the Best New Books!
Camille Aubray was interviewed by CNN’s Alisyn Camerota via the Miami Book Fair and Books & Books
“Thrilling! Readers will enjoy immersing themselves in family drama and watching women’s friendships grow.”
“Aubray begins [THE GODMOTHERS] with a page-turning, captivating back story of each woman, and reveals a secret from each of their pasts . . . Aubray shines in her ability to bring each woman alive with distinct personalities, and to weave individual stories and different plots into one collective story. This novel is rich in plot with all the elements of family drama, murder, romance and secrets . . . Enjoy immersing yourself into this family’s story.”