{"product_id":"9782940509027","title":"The Glitterati in Switzerland","description":"THE GLITTERATI IN SWITZERLAND - There were many entertainers who made their homes on the shores of Lake Geneva; the list is impressively long and star-studded: David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Keith Richards, Christopher Lee, Van Johnson, Noël Coward, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Elizabeth Taylor, Roger Moore, Richard Burton, Alistair MacLean, Peter Ustinov, Audrey Hepburn, Yul Brynner, William Holden, Capucine, Coco Chanel, Georges Simenon, Charlie Chaplin, Graham Greene, George Sanders, James Mason, Vladimir Nabokov and many others; all international artists whose work continues to dazzle. They were rightly called the Glitterati: their lives were glamorous, dramatic and headline-grabbing. But, if they believed they could escape professional pressures and lead quiet, orderly existences in Switzerland, they soon found out they would have to think again.\u003cbr\u003eDavid Bowie: his open marriage led to a Swiss divorce. \u003cbr\u003eKeith Richards: entered a Swiss clinic to come off heroin. \u003cbr\u003eChristopher Lee: saw the mountains reach the foot of his bed. \u003cbr\u003eVan Johnson: his violent behaviour caused his wife to leave. \u003cbr\u003eNoël Coward: 'Boxers' with Niv began with Bloody Marys à la gare. \u003cbr\u003eDavid Niven: his wife refused to be buried with him. \u003cbr\u003ePrincess Diana: loved to ski but was homesick for England. \u003cbr\u003ePeter Sellers: his chalet was a fortress of technology and garden gnomes. \u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Taylor: loved and lived with several husbands in Gstaad. \u003cbr\u003eRoger Moore: fell out with David Niven's widow on the eve of the funeral.","brand":"John James Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50265484296432,"sku":"9782940509027","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9782940509027","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}