{"product_id":"book-dcrs","title":"Chanel's Riviera","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Narrator Sophie Roberts's strong, polished, highly sophisticated voice effectively conveys the aura of fashionable society but maintains a firm narrative objectivity. Droll, fascinating, full of memorable characters and anecdotes, here is a perspective on a world and time that moved from drawing-room comedy to the private dramas of war and occupation.\" —\u003ci\u003e AudioFile Magazine,\u003c\/i\u003e Earphones Award winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this captivating narrative, \u003ci\u003eChanel’s Riviera \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the fascinating world of the Cote d’Azur during a period that saw the deepest extremes of luxury and terror in the twentieth century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cote d’Azur in 1938 was a world of wealth, luxury, and extravagance, inhabited by a sparkling cast of characters including the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Joseph P. Kennedy, Gloria Swanson, Colette, the Mitfords, Picasso, Cecil Beaton, and Somerset Maugham. The elite flocked to the Riviera each year to swim, gamble, and escape from the turbulence plaguing the rest of Europe. At the glittering center of it all was Coco Chanel, whose very presence at her magnificently appointed villa, La Pausa, made it the ultimate place to be. Born an orphan, her beauty and formidable intelligence allured many men, but it was her incredible talent, relentless work ethic, and exquisite taste that made her an icon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut this wildly seductive world was poised on the edge of destruction. In a matter of months, the Nazis swooped down and the glamour of the pre-war parties and casinos gave way to the horrors of evacuation and the displacement of thousands of families during World War II. From the bitter struggle to survive emerged powerful stories of tragedy, sacrifice, and heroism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnriched by original research and de Courcy’s signature skill, \u003ci\u003eChanel’s Riviera \u003c\/i\u003ebrings the experiences of both rich and poor, protected and persecuted, to vivid life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49375624692016,"sku":"BDdcrs","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49375624724784,"sku":"40dcrs","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/253301-dcrs-Square.jpg?v=1734853292","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dcrs","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}