Coco Chanel Saved My Life by Danielle F. White, a pseudonym for Italian author Daniela Farnese (
Newton Compton profile) is the 1st novel in her Chanel trilogy of chick-lit fashionista dramedy with f/m romantic elements starring a young woman who takes inspiration from the iconic French designer, this installment seeing her deal with her first crisis of being unexpectedly dumped by a cheating boyfriend by throwing herself into social life in Milan with a stylish vengeance, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Head of Zeus' Aria imprint for digital first publications by newer and translated authors.
This was originally published in 2015 by Italian publisher Newton Compton as
Via Chanel N˚5, and is translated by Thomas de Camillis.
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Description
The story of the little black dress that mended a broken heart. Perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella.
Rebecca is thirty-three years old, has a wardrobe full of tweed trouser suits and a boundless passion for the splendid Coco Chanel.
She is romantic, dreamy, and madly in love with Niccolò, whom she is about to join in Milan. On arrival, Niccolò confesses to have fallen in love with another woman.
After spending several days confined in her flat, Rebecca plunges herself into the intense Milanese social life with the stylishness of her heroine.
Will Rebecca remain an eternal Mademoiselle, like the ageless Coco? Or does destiny have an unexpected surprise in store for her?