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Villa on the Riviera

Written by: Elizabeth Edmondson
Narrated by: Nicolette McKenzie
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Publisher's Summary

Absorbing and escapist, The Villa on the Riviera is perfect summer listening for fans of Rachel Hore and Santa Montefiore.

Polly Smith is struggling to make a living as an artist when her friend and patron, Oliver, invites her to the south of France. But her world is unexpectedly turned upside down when she digs out her birth certificate to apply for a passport. Her parents are not who she believed them to be - even her name is different.

Fleeing to the Riviera, Polly finds that the serenity and sunshine brings her art to life as never before. But all is not well in the grand house. Oliver's father was forced to leave England in a cloud of scandal and his past is about to catch up with him. And Polly's own future begins to take on a new and fascinating shape....

The perfect listen for fans of The Villa and Summer's Child, this is a beguiling and evocative tale that will transport you away to the Riviera itself.

©2015 Elzabeth Edmondson (P)2015 Audible, Ltd

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I enjoyed listening , there were so many characters and an unusual storyline.
Great story on my afternoon walks.

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Alias Artist Finds Her Roots...

Loved it! Protagonist endearing.... Story has twist and turns... Others are likeable characters and some have a shady past which turn into villians... some villians are more dangerous than others.

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Dare I say I’ve undoubtedly discovered my favourite author!

At 75 years of age, I’ve managed to read a huge library of novels but only at this aged point in my life have I established love for an author so adept with creation of such broad and delectable tales with such masterful organization and colour! May she rest In peace having left her many gifts to be discovered by the many in search for her excellence!

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It was delightful to spend some time in a world of this authors making. The performance was enviable.
I drifted in and out at times because I believed the characters to be more two dimensional than they actually were. I am now going look for another book by Elizabeth Edmondson and I hope it’s also delivered by Nicolette McKenzie.

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Not book for me

The story is a mishmash of the faceless characters with only names or titles as the only descriptions you would get. I really tried to pay attention to the story, but it was very hard, I don’t know how I had survived listening this book. This is one of the books I would not recommend.

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