Jennifer Dupee

the little french bridal shop was published by St. Martin’s Press on March 9, 2021.

The Little French Bridal Shop was chosen as Good Housekeeping’s April 2021 Book of the Month!




The story kicks off when Larisa Pearl returns to her small seaside hometown and buys a wedding dress, although she has no groom. A harmless little deception, right? Well, turns out, no.

Interested to learn more? Watch my virtual launch video here. You’ll hear a lot of the stories behind the book!


Praise for The Little French Bridal Shop

"In this tender and emotional debut, Dupee beautifully captures the highs and lows of midlife and the importance of family and community and delivers a thoroughly satisfying, hopeful conclusion." - Washington Independent Review of Books

“The Little French Bridal Shop is a soul-felt, believable, and insightful story that also manages to be charming, playful, and entertaining. What a coup by this debut author we should all keep on our radar hereinafter!” - Book Club Babble

Utterly charming . . . wonderfully infused with heart and whimsy.” —Joshilyn Jackson, bestselling author of Never Have I Ever

“Winsome and romantic . . . chock full of small-town charm.” —Tracey Garvis Graves, bestselling author of The Girl He Used to Know

A delight. A treat for readers of Jenny Colgan and Jane Green.” —Louise Miller, author of The Late Bloomers’ Club 

“Charming, unpredictable, and wise . . . A wonderful emotional debut.” —Marjan Kamali, author of The Stationery Shop