The Lake Villa
Ann Bennett
Indochina 1939, Colette, a young French woman, falls in love with Henri Bossière the Chief Curator of the mysterious temple, Angkor Wat, in Cambodia. She starts a new life with him in an idyllic villa perched on the edge the great lake of Tonlé Sap. But the second world war intervenes, sweeping away her world and leaving tragedy in its wake.
After the war, Colette attempts to rebuild her life, finding a friend in Luc Gilbert, Henri’s former deputy - a man with dark secrets. When Luc is made to leave Cambodia under a cloud, Colette is left to pick up the pieces and discovers his shocking truths.
In 1975 when the Khmer Rouge sweep through Cambodia, Colette is forced to return to France and leave everything behind. Two decades later, as the country is opening up, she returns to find answers to long-buried secrets and to track down two women from her past – Achariya, her Cambodian friend and housekeeper, and Sophia, a young woman with beautiful, restless eyes.
However, is Colette prepared for the unsettling truths she uncovers along the way…
Duration - 9h 25m.
Author - Ann Bennett.
Narrator - Rebecca Sharp.
Published Date - Monday, 09 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2023 Ann Bennett ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Indochina 1939, Colette, a young French woman, falls in love with Henri Bossière the Chief Curator of the mysterious temple, Angkor Wat, in Cambodia. She starts a new life with him in an idyllic villa perched on the edge the great lake of Tonlé Sap. But the second world war intervenes, sweeping away her world and leaving tragedy in its wake. After the war, Colette attempts to rebuild her life, finding a friend in Luc Gilbert, Henri’s former deputy - a man with dark secrets. When Luc is made to leave Cambodia under a cloud, Colette is left to pick up the pieces and discovers his shocking truths. In 1975 when the Khmer Rouge sweep through Cambodia, Colette is forced to return to France and leave everything behind. Two decades later, as the country is opening up, she returns to find answers to long-buried secrets and to track down two women from her past – Achariya, her Cambodian friend and housekeeper, and Sophia, a young woman with beautiful, restless eyes. However, is Colette prepared for the unsettling truths she uncovers along the way… Duration - 9h 25m. Author - Ann Bennett. Narrator - Rebecca Sharp. Published Date - Monday, 09 January 2023. Copyright - © 2023 Ann Bennett ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:10
Prologue: Phnom Penh, 1975
Duration:00:04:51
Chapter 1: France, 1995
Duration:00:09:19
Chapter 2: Phnom Penn, 1995
Duration:00:15:40
Chapter 3: Paris, November 1931
Duration:00:19:51
Chapter 4: Angkor Wat, Cambodia, 1995
Duration:00:26:45
Chapter 5: Cambodia, 1939
Duration:00:21:38
Chapter 6: Phnom Penh, 1939
Duration:00:17:12
Chapter 7: Angkor Wat, 1995
Duration:00:15:42
Chapter 8: Tonlé Sap, 1995
Duration:00:32:42
Chapter 9: Tonlé Sap, 1939
Duration:00:21:44
Chapter 10: Tonlé Sap, 1939-40
Duration:00:15:57
Chapter 11: Tonlé Sap, 1940
Duration:00:28:55
Chapter 12: Tonlé Sap, 1995
Duration:00:14:30
Chapter 13: Tonlé Sap, 1941-45
Duration:00:16:50
Chapter 14: Cambodia, 1945
Duration:00:18:37
Chapter 15: Phnom Penh, 1945
Duration:00:22:04
Chapter 16: Tonlé Sap, 1995
Duration:00:13:32
Chapter 17: Phnom Penh, 1945
Duration:00:30:04
Chapter 18: Phnom Penh, 1995
Duration:00:14:25
Chapter 19: Phnom Penh, 1945
Duration:00:24:43
Chapter 20: Tonlé Sap, 1945
Duration:00:26:57
Chapter 21: Tonlé Sap, 1946
Duration:00:14:55
Chapter 22: Tonlé Sap, 1949
Duration:00:14:19
Chapter 23: Tonlé Sap, 1949
Duration:00:23:49
Chapter 24: Tonlé Sap, 1950
Duration:00:19:28
Chapter 25: Tonlé Sap, 1965
Duration:00:26:36
Chapter 26: Tonlé Sap, 1995
Duration:00:18:55
Chapter 27: Siem Reap, 1995
Duration:00:23:26
Chapter 28: Tonlé Sap, 1995
Duration:00:11:17
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:11