![]() ![]() Interested in the real story of Coco Chanel? Check out these books: She works for a fashion designer that seems inspired by Coco Chanel. Margot is in Paris with her French lover, a man active in the French resistance. Pamela is one of the key characters in the story, she is working at Bletchley Park in London translating and decoding German messages. She is also hung up on missing her "coming out" party and has a keen interest in the boys. ![]() Didot is eighteen and her parents are forcing her to stay home despite her desire to somehow be of use to the war effort. Phoebe is the youngest daughter. She discovered a dead body in British uniform, but there are some things that aren't quite right with the uniform and rumors spread quickly about him being a possible German spy. The story is centered around the Sutton family, particularly the five daughters of Roderick Sutton, The Earl of Westerham. Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner.So I'm particularly fond of WWII novels, and this one did not disappoint! But perhaps you didn't know that I have a PhD in Fashion History and I wrote my dissertation on WWII war brides. If you're a frequent reader of Hasty Book List, you've probably figured out by now that my favorite genre is historical fiction. ![]()
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