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True Pleasures

"Memoir of Women in Paris, A"

by (author) Lucinda Holdforth

Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Initial publish date
Dec 2009
Category
France, Personal Memoirs
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781553652847
    Publish Date
    Mar 2007
    List Price
    $19.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926706108
    Publish Date
    Dec 2009
    List Price
    $16.95

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Description

Meet the dazzling women of Paris: from Colette to Nancy Mitford, Marie Antoinette to Coco Chanel, Napoleon's Josephine to Edith Wharton. Rule breakers and style setters, these women were utterly diverse, yet they shared one common passion -- Paris, the world's headquarters of femininity.

At a turning point in her life, Lucinda Holdforth journeys to Paris and takes a very personal tour through the lives, loves, and losses of its celebrated women. She evokes the incarnations of the city from Louis XIV through the French Revolution, two world wars, and the Paris of the new millennium. As she walks in their footsteps, Lucinda draws inspiration from the fascinating women who created and nurtured the world's most civilized city. This enjoyable companion will seduce, delight, and inspire every woman in search of her own true pleasures.

About the author

Lucinda Holdforth is a speechwriter. She has previously worked as a television researcher, speechwriter to the former Australian Deputy Prime Minister, and communications specialist. She has had articles and columns published in Australian newspapers and magazines. True Pleasures: A Memoir of Women in Paris is her first book. She lives in Sydney, Australia.

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