New Chapters on the French Riviera

New Chapters on the French Riviera

Author: Jennifer Bohnet Listening Length: 7h 43m

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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That evening, Becky led them through a network of narrow roads into one of the main squares of Antibes, Place Nationale, with its cafes, restaurants and boutiques.

There was a jazz trio tucked up on the bandstand playing ragtime and they stopped to listen for several moments before Becky insisted they carried on to the cocktail bar.

‘This place is so cool compared to the bar you went to last night,’ she said, leading them down a side street.

Once inside the bar, it was clear that Becky was well known as several men and woman came over to kiss her cheeks and say ‘Hi.’