Chanel's Riviera

Far from worrying about the onset of war, the burning question on the French Riviera in 1938 was whether one should curtsey to the duchess of Windsor. Featuring a sparkling cast of historical figures, writers and artists including Winston Churchill, Daisy Fellowes, Salvador Dalí, the Windsors, Aldous Huxley and Edith Wharton - and the enigmatic Coco Chanel at its heart - CHANEL'S RIVIERA is a sparkling account of a period where such deep extremes of luxury and terror had never before been experienced.
From the glamour of the pre-war parties and casinos, to Robert Streitz's secret wireless transmitter in the basement of La Pausa - Chanel's villa that he created - while Chanel had her German lover to stay during the war, CHANEL'S RIVIERA explores the fascinating world of the Cote d'Azur elite in the 1930s and 1940s, enriched with original research that brings the lives of both rich and poor, protected and persecuted, to vivid life.

Departe de a-si face griji cu privire la debutul razboiului, intrebarea arzatoare de pe Riviera franceza in 1938 a fost daca ar trebui sa se adreseze ducesei de Windsor. Cu o distributie stralucitoare de figuri istorice, scriitori si artisti, inclusiv Winston Churchill, Daisy Fellowes, Salvador Dalí, Windsors, Aldous Huxley si Edith Wharton - si enigmatica Coco Chanel in inima sa - CHANEL'S RIVIERA este o relatare stralucitoare a unei perioade in care de la stralucirea partidelor si cazinourilor de dinainte de razboi, pana la transmitatorul secret al lui Robert Streitz in subsolul La Pausa - vila lui Chanel pe care a creat-o - in timp ce Chanel a avut-o pe amantul ei german in ramaneti in timpul razboiului, CHANEL'S RIVIERA exploreaza lumea fascinanta a elitei Coastei de Azur din anii 1930 si 1940, imbogatita cu cercetari originale care aduc viata atat a celor bogati, cat si a celor saraci, protejati si persecutati, la viata vie.