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The Riviera Set

Glitz, Glamour, and the Hidden World of High Society

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The Riviera Set

By: Mary S. Lovell
Narrated by: Jill Rolls
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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 40 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 30s. 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.

©2017 Mary Lovell (P)2018 Tantor Winston Churchill Biographies & Memoirs France Entertainment & Celebrities Celebrity Western Europe Europe Royalty Women
Fascinating History • Informative Content • Rich Historical Details • Entertaining Narrative • Hidden Jewels

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Enjoyed listening to this very much! Part history, part how the rich lived in the 30's and 40's, the jet set crowd at Chateau L'Horizon and its history. Well worth the listen. Great narration too! Deserves the 5 stars all around!

Beautifully Researched

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informative and interesting read. A lot of time was focused however on Winston Churchills presence

very good

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it's interesting how some "dynasties" live off taxpayer money. also how all "world leaders" seem to be "in bed" with one another.

eye opening

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Great listen .. really enjoyed the second half. Very accurate.. Any Churchill fan would really enjoy. Well done

A gem of a book with so many hidden jewels.

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the narrator's voice and pronunciations made it difficult to hear and understand sometimes. But it's only with the names and places that were foreign to me. To read the book would probably change that.

The rich history it covered.

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