From Library Journal
Westgate and his family recently spent several months living in Monaco, where they saw this glamourous mini-country as only a privileged few do. His experiences would seem to be the perfect foundation for a book: an insider's guide to the real Monaco. Unfortunately, Westgate does not approach his topic seriously, and his biting, tongue-in-cheek style wears thin after the first chapter or two. The Monaco that emerges from these pages is as appealing as slam dancing at the local junior high. Westgate does not limit himself to Monaco; his hopscotch prose style mimics his travels, as he verbally abuses most of Western Europe and its inhabitants. What could have been a gem of a book instead leaves a bad taste in one's mouth.
- Jane Gilliland, Carnegie Mellon Univ., PittsburghCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
...an engaging , often hilarious insider look at life in a rich lane, a place where many visit, but few live --
The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 24, 1993A bar fly who writes about the intrigue and lunacy of life, [the author] may be to Monaco what Hemingway was to Havana. --
NBC, "The Today Show," May 1, 1995
