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 - 23h 17m.
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
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
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 - 23h 17m. Author - Andrew Kaplan. Narrator - Phillip Nathaniel Freeman. Published Date - Saturday, 06 January 2024. Copyright - © 2024 Andrew Kaplan ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:18:36
Preface
Duration:02:50:05
Part 1: Cap d'Antibes - Chapter 1: Polanski’s Villa
Duration:28:51:16
Chapter 2: Gatsby’s Beach
Duration:21:41:49
Chapter 3: Caviar and Calvados
Duration:31:57:51
Chapter 4: Spaghetti Land
Duration:18:36:34
Chapter 5: Florence in the Rain
Duration:22:15:06
Chapter 6: Cocorico Boy
Duration:15:54:38
Chapter 7: New Year’s in Cap d’Antibes
Duration:18:43:22
Chapter 8: Mlle. Onassis Throws a Party
Duration:22:50:29
Chapter 9: The Princess Intervenes
Duration:28:49:05
Chapter 10: La Boufe or How Not To Throw a Party in France
Duration:30:22:52
Part 2: Eze sur Mer - Chapter 11: Zarathustra’s Path
Duration:29:42:31
Chapter 12: A Falling Star
Duration:21:18:19
Chapter 13: Le Sporting Life
Duration:23:56:10
Chapter 14: Lunch Italian Style
Duration:24:14:28
Chapter 15: Yachting with the International Set and Mlle. Onassis
Duration:17:16:54
Chapter 16: Visitors, Part One: The Budapest Express
Duration:18:42:29
Chapter 17 Bottled in Bond, James Bond
Duration:18:41:37
Chapter 18: The Twelve-Hour Lunch
Duration:19:28:44
Chapter 19: Le Bal de la Rose or The Princess Wants To Dance
Duration:19:41:56
Chapter 20: A Cold Spring In Paris
Duration:20:40:30
Chapter 21: War, Riviera-Style
Duration:10:28:41
Chapter 22: Visitors, Part Two: The Hollywood Scene
Duration:17:17:39
Chapter 23: A Dangerous Cloud
Duration:12:54:00
Chapter 24: Why The French Are Di!erent
Duration:22:04:13
Chapter 25: You Can Never Go To Venice Only Once
Duration:20:23:38
Chapter 26: The Monte Carlo Grand Prix
Duration:29:37:09
Part 3: Monte Carlo - Chapter 27: You Are Either Pregnant Or You Aren’t
Duration:20:52:55
Chapter 28: My Meeting With God
Duration:23:45:21
Chapter 29: Burgess, Borges, and Blue Cross
Duration:11:07:17
Chapter 30: Visitors, Part Three: Beach Days and Samba Nights
Duration:19:00:27
Chapter 31: The Most Amazing Day
Duration:17:30:33
Chapter 32: Au Revoir Is Not Adieu
Duration:08:54:20
Ending Credits
Duration:00:25:42