Meet me in Monaco : a novel

Meet me in Monaco A novel

Hazel Gaynor

eAudio - 2019

Set in the 1950s against the backdrop of Grace Kelly's whirlwind romance and glamourous wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco, New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb take the reader on an evocative sun-drenched journey along the Côte d'Azur in this page-turning novel of passion, fate, and second-chances. Movie stars and paparazzi flock to Cannes for the glamorous film festival, but Grace Kelly, the biggest star of all, wants only to escape from the flash-bulbs. When struggling perfumer Sophie Duval shelters Miss Kelly in her boutique, fending off a persistent British press photographer, James Henderson, a bond is forged between the two women and sets in motion a chain of events that stretches across thirty ...years of friendship, love, and tragedy. James Henderson cannot forget his brief encounter with Sophie Duval. Despite his guilt at being away from his daughter, he takes an assignment to cover the wedding of the century, sailing with Grace Kelly's wedding party on the SS Constitution from New York. In Monaco, as wedding fever soars and passions and tempers escalate, James and Sophie-like Princess Grace-must ultimately decide what they are prepared to give up for love.

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Grace, > Princess of Monaco, > 1929-1982 > Fiction.
Businesswomen > Fiction.
Female friendship > Fiction.
Weddings > Monaco > Fiction.
Published
[United States] : HarperAudio 2019.
Language
English
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Main Author
Hazel Gaynor (author)
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Other Authors
Heather Webb, 1976 December 30- (author), Nancy (Audiobook narrator) Peterson (narrator), Jeremy Arthur
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Unabridged
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1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 33 min.)) : digital
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
ISBN
9780062934499
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Review by Booklist Review

Gaynor and Webb's second collaboration (Last Christmas in Paris, 2017) is set among the glitz and glamour of the Cannes Film Festival. When Grace Kelly enters Sophie Duval's family perfume shop looking for a place to hide from a persistent American photographer, Sophie gives Grace shelter and sparks an unexpected life-long friendship between the two women. While James doesn't get the photograph he wants that day, he never forgets his brief encounter with Sophie. But with a young daughter at home and a career to pursue, James can't afford to be distracted by a charming French woman. When James later accepts an assignment to travel from New York to Monaco aboard the SS Constitution with the Kelly wedding party, he dreams only of seeing Sophie again. Gaynor and Webb make history come alive with a beautifully crafted and expertly paced story of one of history's most celebrated stars. Their artful blend of history and imagination is a deeply satisfying tale of love and friendship, and a reminder of the power of second chances to determine our fate.--Carol Gladstein Copyright 2019 Booklist

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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

With glamour, perfume, and romance, Gaynor and Webb's second collaborative novel (after Last Christmas in Paris) is a scrumptious concoction served up with delectable descriptions and heaps of emotion. James Henderson, scrabbling by as a tabloid photographer in 1955 London, is 35, divorced, and uncertain in his parenting skills. Visiting Cannes, he ignominiously fails to snap a red carpet photo of Grace Kelly; while chasing down the elusive star, he follows her into the shop of 33-year-old Sophie Duval, a second-generation parfumeur, whose livelihood is on the brink. Grace gains sanctuary, Sophie gains an influential client, and Jim negotiates access to a photo op between Grace and Prince Rainier. His irate editor fires him anyway, freeing Jim to pursue the photos that interest him-and reconnect with the "intriguing" Frenchwoman who thwarted him. Sophie, meanwhile, must navigate the demands of her widowed, alcoholic mother and businessman boyfriend as she tries to parlay Grace's patronage into new life for her business. Jim's occasional reappearances warm Sophie's heart but distract her from her goals. He is in love, yet constantly tugged homeward by ties to family and friends. Sweet, then bitter, then sweet again, the love story is woven through with Grace's fairy-tale romance with Rainier and its devastating ending , snatching redemption from tragedy in the best Hollywood style. Agent: Michelle Brower, Aevitas Creative Management. (July) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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