New Chapters on the French Riviera

New Chapters on the French Riviera

Author: Jennifer Bohnet Listening Length: 7h 43m
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Can a talented chef and a group of writers rediscover joy—and perhaps even create new beginnings? Eight months after suddenly closing its doors, Michelin-starred chef and Villa Celestia proprietor Guy Lyon is almost ready to begin again. When his friend Sandy Thoreau asks to rent the villa on the French Riviera for a ...

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Guy was making himself a coffee when a series of demented bangs began on his front door. What the hell? He put two pieces of day-old baguette in the toaster for breakfast and pressed the lever down, confident that the noise would stop. If he didn’t answer, whoever it was would give up and leave.

As he waited for the toast to pop up, the banging continued; as he poured his coffee, the banging continued; as he buttered the toasted baguette, the banging – stopped.

Relieved, Guy picked up his coffee and slopped it over himself as the banging unexpectedly recommenced, making him start at the noise.

Furious now, Guy rapidly walked to the front door and wrenched it open. ‘Stop banging on this door and go away.’