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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Becky declined to join them that evening for their aperitif walk into Antibes, opting to stay behind and work on her social media content for the next few days. ‘I’ve concentrated on my writing all day, now I must play catch-up with the internet.’

The five of them voted unanimously to revisit the first bar at the top of the market and as they cut through a narrow street to reach it, Isobel said, ‘Did anyone think Becky was not her normal bubbly self at this morning’s informal session?’

Liz nodded. ‘The exercise invoking childhood memories seemed to upset her. Maybe she was unhappy as a child?’

‘I feel a bit guilty,’ Lorraine said quietly. ‘I was sat next to her and I did get a couple of surreptitious glimpses while she was writing. It wasn’t her thoughts or memory as such, merely more a bullet list of items.’