Once Upon a Villa
Andrew Kaplan
In this wise, warm-hearted, witty, and LOL 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!
Duration - 11h 11m.
Author - Andrew Kaplan.
Narrator - Phillip Nathaniel Freeman.
Published Date - Saturday, 06 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2024 Andrew Kaplan ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Andrew Kaplan
Phillip Nathaniel Freeman
Smugglers Lane Press
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Description:
In this wise, warm-hearted, witty, and LOL 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! Duration - 11h 11m. Author - Andrew Kaplan. Narrator - Phillip Nathaniel Freeman. Published Date - Saturday, 06 January 2024. Copyright - © 2024 Andrew Kaplan ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duración:00:00:18
Preface
Duración:00:02:50
Part 1: Cap d'Antibes - Chapter 1: Polanski’s Villa
Duración:00:28:51
Chapter 2: Gatsby’s Beach
Duración:00:21:41
Chapter 3: Caviar and Calvados
Duración:00:31:57
Chapter 4: Spaghetti Land
Duración:00:18:36
Chapter 5: Florence in the Rain
Duración:00:22:15
Chapter 6: Cocorico Boy
Duración:00:15:54
Chapter 7: New Year’s in Cap d’Antibes
Duración:00:18:43
Chapter 8: Mlle. Onassis Throws a Party
Duración:00:22:50
Chapter 9: The Princess Intervenes
Duración:00:28:49
Chapter 10: La Boufe or How Not To Throw a Party in France
Duración:00:30:22
Part 2: Eze sur Mer - Chapter 11: Zarathustra’s Path
Duración:00:29:42
Chapter 12: A Falling Star
Duración:00:21:18
Chapter 13: Le Sporting Life
Duración:00:23:56
Chapter 14: Lunch Italian Style
Duración:00:24:14
Chapter 15: Yachting with the International Set and Mlle. Onassis
Duración:00:17:16
Chapter 16: Visitors, Part One: The Budapest Express
Duración:00:18:42
Chapter 17 Bottled in Bond, James Bond
Duración:00:18:41
Chapter 18: The Twelve-Hour Lunch
Duración:00:19:28
Chapter 19: Le Bal de la Rose or The Princess Wants To Dance
Duración:00:19:41
Chapter 20: A Cold Spring In Paris
Duración:00:20:40
Chapter 21: War, Riviera-Style
Duración:00:10:28
Chapter 22: Visitors, Part Two: The Hollywood Scene
Duración:00:17:17
Chapter 23: A Dangerous Cloud
Duración:00:12:54
Chapter 24: Why The French Are Di!erent
Duración:00:22:04
Chapter 25: You Can Never Go To Venice Only Once
Duración:00:20:23
Chapter 26: The Monte Carlo Grand Prix
Duración:00:29:37
Part 3: Monte Carlo - Chapter 27: You Are Either Pregnant Or You Aren’t
Duración:00:20:52
Chapter 28: My Meeting With God
Duración:00:23:45
Chapter 29: Burgess, Borges, and Blue Cross
Duración:00:11:07
Chapter 30: Visitors, Part Three: Beach Days and Samba Nights
Duración:00:19:00
Chapter 31: The Most Amazing Day
Duración:00:17:30
Chapter 32: Au Revoir Is Not Adieu
Duración:00:08:54
Ending Credits
Duración:00:00:25