Once Upon a Villa - by Andrew Kaplan (Hardcover)

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In this wise, warm-hearted, witty, and hilariously funny true account, New York Times bestselling author Andrew Kaplan tells what it's like when he, his wife, and two-year-old son decided to chuck it all and live the fantasy in a villa by the sea in that extraordinary corner of the world - part international café society, part billionaires' playground, part provincial France - that is the French Riviera.Whether it's matching wits with French bureaucracy, searching for the perfect bouillabaisse, encounters with con men, eccentric ex-pats, and Monaco's royal family, partying with the international set on Onassis' yacht, playing chess with a philosophical police chief, or adventures and friendships with the rich and famous and the presumably standoffish French, Once Upon a Villa will transport you to a fascinating and shrewdly-observed world that you will savor like your first-morning bite of pain au chocolate.So pour yourself a glass of wine, open the book, and Santé!
Author(s): Andrew Kaplan
386 Pages
Biography + Autobiography, Literary Figures

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In this wise, warm-hearted, witty, and hilariously funny true account, New York Times bestselling author Andrew Kaplan tells what it's like when he, his wife, and two-year-old son decided to chuck it all and live the fantasy in a villa by the sea in that extraordinary corner of the world - part international café society, part billionaires' playground, part provincial France - that is the French Riviera.

Whether it's matching wits with French bureaucracy, searching for the perfect bouillabaisse, encounters with con men, eccentric ex-pats, and Monaco's royal family, partying with the international set on Onassis' yacht, playing chess with a philosophical police chief, or adventures and friendships with the rich and famous and the presumably standoffish French, Once Upon a Villa will transport you to a fascinating and shrewdly-observed world that you will savor like your first-morning bite of pain au chocolate.

So pour yourself a glass of wine, open the book, and Santé!

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .88 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.47 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 386

Genre: Biography + Autobiography

Sub-Genre: Literary Figures

Publisher: Smugglers Lane Press

Format: Hardcover

Author: Andrew Kaplan

Language: English

Street Date: March 6, 2024

TCIN: 1007915629

UPC: 9781736809969

Item Number (DPCI): 247-49-3559

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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