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CoCo Chanel was one of the first of the wealthy to settle in the French Riviera and this book is a mix of the story of her life and the lives of her friends leading up to and during World War II. Chanel was an interesting person and this books look at the lives and lifestyles of those around her were fascinating as well. The book looks at the internal struggle inside France after the start of WWII as the British and others left as the invasion of France became a reality. The attitudes of the citizenry then versus our view in hindsight was fascinating and explains some of the perceived lack of urgency in the resistance of the Nazi regime. Because Chanel spend time in Paris and the Riviera this book looked at both the occupied and Vichy areas of France and the different players in each part of the country (French, Germans, and Italians) for a perspective beyond the battles and completely occupied countries. I Received a free ARC of this novel through the Goodreads First Reads Giveaways.