Anne de Courcy

Chanel's Riviera

Life, Love and the Struggle for Survival on the Cote d'Azur, 1930-1944

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Produktbeschreibung

Bestselling social historian Anne de Courcy reveals the glamour and grit of the Second World War on the French Riviera

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion Publishing Group / W&N
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 640970
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 188mm x 129mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 300g
• ISBN-13: 9781474608213
• ISBN-10: 1474608213
• Artikelnr.: 57894919

Autorenporträt

Anne de Courcy is the author of thirteen widely acclaimed works of social history and biography, including THE HUSBAND HUNTERS, THE FISHING FLEET, THE VICEROY'S DAUGHTERS and DEBS AT WAR. In the 1970s she was Woman's Editor on the LONDON EVENING NEWS and in the 1980s she was a regular feature-writer for the EVENING STANDARD. She is also a former features writer and reviewer for the DAILY MAIL. She lives in London SW3.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Prologue
1. 1930, the Beginning: La Pausa
2. Misia Sert and her Circle
3. Fun, Games and the Beginning of Terror
4. Love and Glamour on the Sunshine Coast
5. Socialism and Mrs. Simpson
6. 1937, the Rise of Schiaparelli
7. The Shadow of War
8. "La drôle de guerre"
9. June 1940
10. The Vichy Government
11. "A German Victory is Certain"
12. The Brutal Antisemitism of Vichy; Italian Protection
13. Escapes, Captures and Starvation Rations
14. Trying to Survive
15. Dubious Activities
16. The Resistance Grows Stronger, the Starving People Weaker
17. Last Days
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index

Rezensionen

Providing insight into the occupation of France and its terrifying impact on rich and poor alike, you'll come away from reading it both better informed and utterly transported Francesca Brown STYLIST magazine