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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The days at the retreat started to slip into a routine of swimming for some and writing, eating and evening aperitif walks together before dinner.

Everyone had begun to get serious about why they were on retreat – even Becky, to Sandy’s unspoken surprise – and spent most of their time writing.

It had become a significant moment at dinner for everyone to announce and celebrate their word count for the day – the competition to have written the most words was fierce.

Becky had been the winner on a couple of nights with five and a half thousand words written and Sandy was hoping she would soon show her the pages she had written.