{"product_id":"inside-the-french-riviera-experiences-of-an-outsider-paperback","title":"Inside the French Riviera: Experiences of an Outsider - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArnold Verhoeven\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBehind the glamour of the French Riviera lies a world rarely described.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eInside the French Riviera\u003c\/em\u003e, Dutch author Arnold Verhoeven offers a series of sharp, personal observations drawn from years of living and working in Cannes. Moving beyond postcard images and celebrity clichés, he explores the everyday realities behind one of the world's most mythologised coastlines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough encounters with guests, officials, entrepreneurs and outsiders, Verhoeven reveals a Riviera shaped as much by power, money and silence as by sunlight and luxury. The book combines memoir, reportage and cultural reflection, tracing how global politics, local customs and human ambition quietly intersect along the Côte d'Azur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with irony, restraint and an outsider's eye, \u003cem\u003eInside the French Riviera\u003c\/em\u003e is not a guidebook, but a literary portrait of a place where appearances matter - and where what remains unseen often tells the real story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 116\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 7.87 x 4.92 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67840893550744,"sku":"9789090415673","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/Vw49v0ufTt9789090415673.webp?v=1793321464","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/inside-the-french-riviera-experiences-of-an-outsider-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}