A holiday in hardback form, Assouline’s St. Tropez Soleil book explores the Mediterannean coasts of the idyllic vacation spot on the French Riviera, and its sparkling joie de vivre that mesmerised stars and artists for decades. From Les Bravades to Les Voiles , the tome stories legends from the likes of Messrs Paul Signac and Henri Matisse, Ms Brigitte Bardot, the Buffets and Jaggers, and Ms Naomi Campbell’s infamous White Party at Nikki Beach. Full bleed pages let you squeeze every drop from the sun-soaked photographs.