Judithe Little

Rags to Riches, but not Happiness

I enjoyed the biographic fiction about the lesser known Channel sister. In this story, both Coco and Annette want to be Something Better. They achieve this, but as is the story's ending in 1920, they do not find happiness.

82% and of course one of the side characters (a relative of one of the romantic leads) turns out to be gay. :(

This is my 3rd book on the Chanels and this will probably be it. This book is told from the perspective of the youngest sister, Antoinette. (Coco was the middle sister). Mostly about the sisters being raised in an orphanage and their later fashion lives and loves. Good perspective on WWI, where it stopped. I was hoping for some collaboration of Coco with the Nazis. 400 pages

Biografia romanzata della celebre Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel. Da orfanella abbandonata assieme alle sorelle in un convento di suore a donna d'affari e guru della moda.
Voce narrante è la sorella Antoinette, braccio destro di Coco e coautrice dell'indiscusso successo della Maison Chanel, come dire: dietro una grande donna c'è sempre una grande donna.