From Coffee to Champagne to Coconuts: Volume 1

This autobiography, written by Brigitte Kruger Kassa, begins in 1939 in war torn Germany, then details a life lived on a global stage. Leaving her Berlin roots at age 19, Brigitte experienced dangerous encounters with underworld figures before settling in Monte Carlo as manager/ part owner of a gypsi night club frequented by the jet setters and celebrities of the 1960's. Marriage takes Brigitte to New Jersey, USA and her husband's international business requires them to travel to every corner of the world. Brigitte's dream to someday live in a tropical paradise takes her to remote Little Cayman Island in the early 1970's and the balance of the book describes the challenges faced in settling as a pioneer in this tropical island where she continues to reside.

Born in Berlin, Germany in 1939, Brigitte Kruger Kassa spent her early years in war torn Germany and in 1958, at age 19, struck out on her own. Spending her 20's managing a gypsy night club in Monte Carlo brought her into a circle of jet setting celebrities and acquaintances. Marriage took her to New Jersey and then to Little Cayman, where she became an early 1970's pioneer settler on this idyllic Caribbean island. Ms. Kassa now spends her days writing (having published a children's book titled "Brenetta and Her Menagerie" and an autobiography titled "From Coffee To Champagne To Coconuts"), tending to wildlife on Little Cayman, and gardening.