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2.0
I was really looking forward to learning more about Catherine Dior, a person who I was first introduced to in 'The Paris Secret' by Natasha Lester.
I learnt a lot about the Dior family prior to the war as well as what happened to the French fashion houses before, during and after the war. The book also made me consider the pain of returning home from being deported and having to live with what had been experienced and be the barer of bad news to others. Catherine and others involved in the French resistance were brave and courageous in the face of the monsters they were facing. For that they are to be admired and deeply respected.
Whilst the book was largely not what I expected I appreciated the extensive research conducted by the author as well as her attempt to write a non-fiction story about a figure who was very tight lipped about her experience, perhaps in this case her right to privacy and concealment of her experiences should have been left alone.
I am interested in checking out Christian Dior's biography though. He really sounds like a vivd writer.
I learnt a lot about the Dior family prior to the war as well as what happened to the French fashion houses before, during and after the war. The book also made me consider the pain of returning home from being deported and having to live with what had been experienced and be the barer of bad news to others. Catherine and others involved in the French resistance were brave and courageous in the face of the monsters they were facing. For that they are to be admired and deeply respected.
Whilst the book was largely not what I expected I appreciated the extensive research conducted by the author as well as her attempt to write a non-fiction story about a figure who was very tight lipped about her experience, perhaps in this case her right to privacy and concealment of her experiences should have been left alone.
I am interested in checking out Christian Dior's biography though. He really sounds like a vivd writer.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Death, Torture, Sexual assault, and Genocide
es_blackwood's review
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
I was surprised at how much i enjoyed the first person narrative intertwined with the traditional third person biographical writing. I wish the second half of the book had focused more on Catherine herself rather than her relation to her brother though. However I was still really interested in the rise of Dior as a brand and the hyper-politicized stance on fashion that most Europeans held following WWII.
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