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The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel
by Pamela Binnings Ewen
Coco Chanel. A mystery to me. I've wanted to read more about her for sometime but never felt drawn to any of the novels I found about her. This one was different. I immediately fell in love with this gorgeous cover and that alone made me decide to read it.
We begin in Paris when Coco's Jewish business partner, Pierre is trying to steal her formula for Chanel Number 5. Coco will not stand by and let this happen. She quickly hatches a plan to take her company back from Pierre along with her most prized perfume. The story continues on as the war rages on and gets worse all over Europe. It quickly reaches Paris but Coco doesn't make a fuss. She simply isnt that concerned.
The story takes us to the early days of Chanel's life when she was just a girl and not yet famous. The timeline was flawless in delivery and the author seemed to be a great researcher of the time, the country and of Coco Chanel's unique personality. I really immersed myself into this novel. The detailed descriptions added to the suspense of the story at times and also added to the beauty of the landscape being described. By the end I felt I knew Coco's story more in depth than i had before.
I would highly recommend this exquisite historical fiction read to all HF lovers. It does not disappoint.
We begin in Paris when Coco's Jewish business partner, Pierre is trying to steal her formula for Chanel Number 5. Coco will not stand by and let this happen. She quickly hatches a plan to take her company back from Pierre along with her most prized perfume. The story continues on as the war rages on and gets worse all over Europe. It quickly reaches Paris but Coco doesn't make a fuss. She simply isnt that concerned.
The story takes us to the early days of Chanel's life when she was just a girl and not yet famous. The timeline was flawless in delivery and the author seemed to be a great researcher of the time, the country and of Coco Chanel's unique personality. I really immersed myself into this novel. The detailed descriptions added to the suspense of the story at times and also added to the beauty of the landscape being described. By the end I felt I knew Coco's story more in depth than i had before.
I would highly recommend this exquisite historical fiction read to all HF lovers. It does not disappoint.