{"product_id":"french-coast-paperback","title":"French Coast - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnita Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSerena has the job she's always dreamed of and Chase, the man her heart never dared to. As a new editor at Vogue, she bags the biggest interview of the year with Yvette Renault, the infamous former editor of French\u003ci\u003e Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e, in The Carlton-InterContinental Hotel during the Cannes Film Festival. She eagerly jets off to France while Chase stays home, working with her father, a former senator, on his upcoming mayoral campaign. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEverything feels unbelievably perfect...until it doesn't. The hotel loses her reservation hours before her big interview. Serena fears that she'll have to go home without her story, but then she meets Zoe, a quirky young woman staying in the suite below Yvette's who invites Serena to stay with her. Serena is grateful for her mysterious roommate's generosity, but it seems that there's more to her story than meets the eye. To make matters worse, soon after arriving in Cannes, Serena learns a shocking secret about her parents' marriage, and it isn't long before she begins to question her own relationship.With her deadline looming and pressure mounting, Serena will have to use her investigative journalism skills, new \u003cbr\u003efriendships, and a little luck to get her life and love back on track. Fast paced and impeccably written, \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrench Coast\u003c\/i\u003e will draw readers in to the intoxicating world of the C te d'Azur. Hughes' beautiful prose and sense imagery bring the food, fashion, and feel of the ocean to life in this audacious new novel.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eANITA HUGHES is the author of \u003ci\u003eLake Como\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMonarch Beach\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMarket Street\u003c\/i\u003e. She attended UC Berkeley's Masters in Creative Writing Program, and has taught Creative Writing at The Branson School in Ross, California. Hughes lives in Dana Point, California, where she is at work on her next novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42124711035015,"sku":"9781250052513","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e8a92c5021c809ab569d67bc479f01e7.webp?v=1732572230","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/french-coast-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}