From her heart-wrenching early years through her decades of
struggle and glory, Gabrielle Chanel was fascinating as is C.W.
Gortner s "Mademoiselle Chanel." Coco lives again in this rich tale
of brilliance, determination, and fierce self-creation. --Ania
Szado, author of "Studio Saint-Ex""
A richly imagined, deftly researched novel, in which the ever
fascinating Coco Chanel comes to life in all her woe and splendor,
her story unfolding as elegantly as a Chanel gown. --Cathy Marie
Buchanan, author of "The Painted Girls""
Absorbing, heartbreaking and salacious--like Chanel s life story .
. . a vivid, heartbreaking portrait of Coco Chanel s meteoric rise
to fame and her complicated personal life. --Shelf Awareness"
Enticing . . . well-researched and well-crafted historical novel
that leaves the reader satisfied on many levels. --New York Journal
of Books"
Gortner brings history to life in a fascinating study of one woman
s unstoppable ambition. --Booklist"
Gortner brings to life a woman who was as alluring and captivating
as her signature scent. --Historical Novels Review"
In a novel as brilliant and complicated as Coco Chanel herself, C.
W. Gortner s prose is so electric and luminous it could be a film,
and not just any film, but one of the grandest biopics of our time.
Divine! --Erika Robuck, bestselling author of "Hemingway's
Girl""
In this deliciously satisfying novel, C.W. Gortner tells the epic,
rags-to-riches story of how this brilliant, mercurial, self-created
woman became a legend. --Christina Baker Kline, "New York Times"
bestselling author of "Orphan Train""
Sucked me in by the pearls and never let go . . . equal parts grit
and glamour . . . if you can t afford to visit Paris in peak
springtime season, reading this book with a glass of wine is a
decent substitute. --Glamour"
Well-written and historically accurate . . . An homage to a couture
icon whose influence is still powerful today. --Kirkus Reviews"
"Absorbing, heartbreaking and salacious--like Chanel's life story .
. . a vivid, heartbreaking portrait of Coco Chanel's meteoric rise
to fame and her complicated personal life."--Shelf Awareness
"Sucked me in by the pearls and never let go . . . equal parts grit
and glamour . . . if you can't afford to visit Paris in peak
springtime season, reading this book with a glass of wine is a
decent substitute."--Glamour
"Enticing . . . well-researched and well-crafted historical novel
that leaves the reader satisfied on many levels. "--New York
Journal of Books
"Gortner brings history to life in a fascinating study of one
woman's unstoppable ambition."--Booklist
"Gortner brings to life a woman who was as alluring and captivating
as her signature scent. "--Historical Novels Review
"Well-written and historically accurate . . . An homage to a
couture icon whose influence is still powerful today."--Kirkus
Reviews
"A richly imagined, deftly researched novel, in which the ever
fascinating Coco Chanel comes to life in all her woe and splendor,
her story unfolding as elegantly as a Chanel gown."--Cathy Marie
Buchanan, author of "The Painted Girls"
"From her heart-wrenching early years through her decades of
struggle and glory, Gabrielle Chanel was fascinating--as is C.W.
Gortner's "Mademoiselle Chanel." Coco lives again in this rich tale
of brilliance, determination, and fierce self-creation."--Ania
Szado, author of "Studio Saint-Ex"
"In this deliciously satisfying novel, C.W. Gortner tells the epic,
rags-to-riches story of how this brilliant, mercurial, self-created
woman became a legend."--Christina Baker Kline, "New York Times"
bestselling author of "Orphan Train"
"In a novel as brilliant and complicated as Coco Chanel herself, C.
W. Gortner's prose is so electric and luminous it could be a film,
and not just any film, but one of the grandest biopics of our time.
Divine!"--Erika Robuck, bestselling author of "Hemingway's Girl"
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