The Riviera Affair
Author | : Stephanie King |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 189 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780709111290 |
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Author | : Stephanie King |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 189 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780709111290 |
Author | : J. New |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2018-08-13 |
Genre | : Murder |
ISBN | : 9781725701045 |
The glamour of the French Riviera quickly turns sour as Ella is caught up in an investigation which will have repercussions on both sides of the channel. But has she finally met her match?When her mother telephones from France with news of her imminent arrest, Ella along with her aunt and an eccentric friend rush to her aid. But what starts as a simple disappearance quickly turns to murder and Ella finds herself embroiled in a mystery which is far more complex than she'd anticipated.In a foreign land where she doesn't speak the language, has no jurisdiction and doesn't know who to trust, Ella has to call upon all her usual skills and devise new ones in order to flush out the adversary in their midst. But will she be in time to save the life of the man she came to find?'The Riviera Affair' is set in 1930's England, and is the fourth of The Yellow Cottage Vintage Mystery series.'Miss Marple meets The Ghost Whisperer' - Perfect For Fans of Golden Age Murder Mysteries, Cozy Mysteries, Clean Reads and British Amateur Sleuths
Author | : Jim Ring |
Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2011-04-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0571277470 |
The Riviera has inspired countless novelists and artists, attracted as much by its visitors as by its location (Somerset Maugham called it 'a sunny place for shady people'). But for the majority of the English, the Riviera was made famous by rumour and report: it was the scene of the romance of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson; and, post-war, became the vacation spot of Hollywood starlets. But the Côte d'Azur has a long history of attracting foreign celebrities and royalty, since the seventeenth century, when it was a stopping point on the route south for aristocratic Grand Tourists. Later, English and Scottish invalids, among them Robert Louis Stevenson, followed doctors' orders and holidayed on the Riviera for their health. Jim Ring explores these origins and the developments that took place on the coast - the impact of rail travel, of war, of celebrity and of the English. 'An entertaining survey . . . It is the ideal book to hide your smirk behind on the Promenade des Anglais as yet another roller-blading granny glides past in a leopard-sking thong.' Sunday Telegraph Jim Ring's Riviera corrals an array of vignettes of the Côte d'Azur's most famous habitués from the Romans to the Rolling Stones . . . a stylish and pleasingly gossipy overview of the region's fluctuating fortunes.' Time Out 'A highly readable history.' Guardian
Author | : Edward Phillips Oppenheim |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1916 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Mary S. Lovell |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2017-09-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1681775794 |
The author of the bestselling The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family brings her trademark brio and relish to the charming and fascinating world of the Château de l'Horizon on the French Riviera The Riviera Set reveals the story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped and politicked at the Château de l'Horizon near Cannes, over the course of forty years from the time when Coco Chanel made southern French tans fashionable in the twenties to the death of the playboy Prince Aly Khan in 1960. At the heart of dynamic group was the amazing Maxine Elliott, the daughter of a fisherman from Connecticut, who built the beautiful art deco Château and brought together the likes of Noel Coward, the Aga Khan, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and two very saucy courtesans, Doris Castlerosse and Daisy Fellowes, who set out to be dangerous distractions to Winston Churchill as he worked on his journalism and biographies during his 'wilderness years' in the thirties. After the War the story continued as the Château changed hands and Prince Aly Khan used it to entertain the Hollywood set, as well as launch his seduction of and eventual marriage to Rita Hayworth Bringing a bygone era back to life, Mary Lovell cements her spot as one of our top social historians in this captivating and evocative new book.
Author | : Various Mojo Magazine |
Publisher | : Canongate Books |
Total Pages | : 881 |
Release | : 2007-11-01 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 184767643X |
The greatest albums of all time . . . and how they happened. Organised chronologically and spanning seven decades, The MOJO Collection presents an authoritative and engaging guide to the history of the pop album via hundreds of long-playing masterpieces, from the much-loved to the little known. From The Beatles to The Verve, from Duke Ellington to King Tubby and from Peggy Lee to Sly Stone, hundreds of albums are covered in detail with chart histories, full track and personnel listings and further listening suggestions. There's also exhaustive coverage of the soundtrack and hit collections that every home should have. Like all collections, there are records you listen to constantly, albums you've forgotten, albums you hardly play, albums you love guiltily and albums you thought you were alone in treasuring, proving The MOJO Collection to be an essential purchase for those who love and live music.
Author | : Alexandra Bregman |
Publisher | : Alexandra Bregman |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 2019-04-11 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1733834583 |
When Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev realized he was being cheated by his art advisor Yves Bouvier, he was immediately on the warpath for fraud. From Switzerland to Monaco, 37 masterpiece artworks were caught in the middle of complicated money laundering and bribery accusations, where no one was quite who they seemed.
Author | : Anne de Courcy |
Publisher | : Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2019-06-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1474608221 |
Far from worrying about the onset of war, in the spring of 1938 the burning question on the French Riviera was whether one should curtsey to the Duchess of Windsor. Few of those who had settled there thought much about what was going on in the rest of Europe. It was a golden, glamorous life, far removed from politics or conflict. Featuring a sparkling cast of artists, writers and historical figures including Winston Churchill, Daisy Fellowes, Salvador Dalí, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Eileen Gray and Edith Wharton, with the enigmatic Coco Chanel at its heart, CHANEL'S RIVIERA is a captivating account of a period that saw some of the deepest extremes of luxury and terror in the whole of the twentieth century. From Chanel's first summer at her Roquebrune villa La Pausa (in the later years with her German lover) amid the glamour of the pre-war parties and casinos in Antibes, Nice and Cannes to the horrors of evacuation and the displacement of thousands of families during the Second World War, CHANEL'S RIVIERA explores the fascinating world of the Cote d'Azur elite in the 1930s and 1940s. Enriched with much original research, it is social history that brings the experiences of both rich and poor, protected and persecuted, to vivid life.
Author | : Richard Morgale |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 578 |
Release | : 2012-09-06 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1446417220 |
Mastermind is the ultimate test of knowledge, memory and nerve. Over four decades hundreds have tested their mettle in the famous black chair, and dared to put their intellect under the glare of the Mastermind spotlight. Now, can you rise to the challenge? The Mastermind Quiz Book poses over 3,500 questions, from fiendishly difficult general knowledge teasers to in-depth tests of specialist subjects. With topics ranging from Classical Mythology to Medical Science, by way of Famous Russians and The Works of Johnny Cash, only the finest minds will triumph. Whether you're playing in groups or simply testing your own brainpower, this collection of questions will challenge the very core of your mental strength - but when the clock runs down and the lights come up, will you emerge as the Mastermind?
Author | : John Creasey |
Publisher | : House of Stratus |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2013-01-31 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0755145968 |
Another gripping story featuring John Mannering (aka ‘The Baron’). A burglar is robbing a dealer’s safe, but is interrupted. The burglar pulls out a gun and fires. Bullets tear into a man’s chest. Some jewels fall as the gun is used. A girl screams. Another complex and dangerous adventure begins, which sees Mannering at his best and in France.