Showing results for "Coco" in Literature & Fiction

'Absolute joy' Sarah Winman 'The funniest of writers. . . Villa Coco is such a sunny book' Kate Atkinson 'Every sentence in this novel sings' David Sedaris 'Eccentric, funny, touching: I adored it' Nina Stibbe 'Sheer, riotous, unmitigated joy' Kiran Millwood Hargrave Broke and directionless, our...

Legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel is revered for her sophisticated style - the iconic little black dress - and famed for her intoxicating perfume Chanel No. 5. Yet behind the public persona is a complicated woman of intrigue, shadowed by mysterious rumors. The Queen of Paris, the new novel from award-winning author Pamela Binnings Ewen, vividly imagines the hidden life of Chanel during the four years of Nazi occupation in Paris in the midst of WWII - as discovered in recently unearthed wartime files.

The hilarious, feel-good, romantic comedy Coco Pinchard series by multi-million bestselling author Robert Bryndza is now available as an audio box set! For fans of Bridget Jones’s Diary: Through email, Coco Pinchard documents her seemingly perfect life falling to shambles! She confides in her quirky, supportive friends as she deals with hilarious hijinks, dating after 40, and eccentric in-laws…

Though her name is synonymous with elegance and chic, the iconic Coco Chanel had a complicated dark side, and in late August 1944, as World War II drew to a close, she was arrested and interrogated on charges of treason to France.

Since Coco Pinchard found first husband Daniel in bed with another woman, she hasn't just picked up the pieces: she's now a best-selling author married to her hunky soul-mate Adam. She feels stronger and wiser and surely the second time round she'll have learnt from her mistakes?

After a tumultuous divorce, Coco Pinchard has found love with the gorgeous, hunky, four-years-younger-than-her-so-technically-a-toy-boy Adam. Her career as an author is finally a success, and she has fabulous friends in Christopher, a neurotic middle-aged socialite, and Marika, a slightly alcoholic dog walker.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Expectation by Anna Hope, read by Vinette Robinson. Hannah, Cate and Lissa are young, vibrant and inseparable. Living on the edge of a common in East London, their shared world is ablaze with art and activism, romance and revelry – and the promise of...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'He left you some money.' Mickey felt her mouth drop open. The first half of that sentence had rung clear and true. The second half had not. Her father was one to take, not give. After he left them for his new family, Mickey resolved never to think of her father again...

Dans son « racoin du monde », un garçon de douze ans est repéré par Marie-Thérèse Lambert, actrice tordue et malheureuse qui décide de le prendre sous son aile. Des années durant, elle lui apprendra à se délecter de son propre malheur et, surtout, à susciter la pitié des autres – comme le faisait son alter ego, l’infâme Kamelia Kaze, du temps où elle se suicidait sur les scènes de New York.

Bienvenue dans Le Trope de Trop, le podcast tenu par une fan de romance contemporaine qui se pose un peu trop de questions. On lit des romances, on shippe… et on analyse (parfois un peu trop). Ici, on ne se contente pas de refermer le livre : on prolonge la lecture pour discuter des personnages, de leurs choix et des dynamiques qui se jouent entre eux. Entre deux coups de cœur, on prend le temps de questionner les histoires, de revenir sur les clichés et de pointer ce qui nous fait tiquer… toujours avec le plaisir de lire en fil rouge. Une lecture, une discussion, et surtout de la nuance...

Coco Pinchard always dreamed of being a successful writer, but then life got in the way. She married young, had a son, and put her dreams on hold. But now she's 40, and her first novel is about to be published! Her husband Daniel has greyed nicely into a silver fox, and her son Rosencrantz is all grown up. Shouldn't it be time to enjoy life? That is, until the annual family Christmas when her hideous in-laws come to stay, and Coco opens her gift from Daniel. It's not the jewelry she chose, but an iPhone.

Coco Chanel, a párizsi divat nagyasszonya szép szakmai sikereket ért már el, mikor magánélete válságba jut, mert szerelme autóbalesetben életét veszti. Támogató barátnője segítségével idővel új életcélt talál, amikor a szeretett férfival közös ötletüket, egy Chanel parfüm megalkotását veszi tervbe. A múltjának árnyaival is küzdő Coco útján a karizmatikus Romanov herceg személyében kap szerető lelki társat a sorstól.

An American woman becomes entangled in the intense rivalry between iconic fashion designers Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli in this captivating novel from the acclaimed author of The Beautiful American. Paris, 1938. Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli are fighting for recognition as the most...

Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less, showcases his wit, sophistication, and deep knowledge of focaccia in this tale of a young man who takes an unspecified job with a charismatic elderly Baronessa at her crumbling villa in the Tuscan hills. A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE...

Ein junges, atemberaubendes Mannequin kommt auf mysteriöse Weise ums Leben – gekleidet in Coco Chanels legendärstes Kleid, mitten an der funkelnden Côte d’Azur. Coco Chanel ist erschüttert. Der tragische Vorfall reißt alte Wunden auf – und weckt zugleich ihren Instinkt. Entschlossen...

Coco Chanel tuvo una vida de novela. ¡Ahora puedes escucharla! En "Mademoiselle Coco" encontrarás el secreto del perfume más famoso del mundo y la importancia que Coco Chanel daba al número 5. Una novela que no solo revela el significado del mítico Chanel nº5, sino que muestra a una mujer sensible, apasionada y generosa. Por sus páginas desfilan sus grandes amigos y amores, personajes reales como Picasso y Stravinski, y la esencia de ciudades como París o Venecia.

L'histoire du plus célèbre des parfums. Hiver 1919-1920 : Après la perte brutale et tragique du grand amour de sa vie, Gabrielle Chanel, appelée Coco, traverse une terrible crise existentielle. Ni son entourage ni son travail ne réussissent à la sortir d'une tristesse profonde. Jusqu'au jour où elle se rappelle leur dernier projet commun : créer sa propre eau de toilette. Bien que Coco ne connaisse rien au métier des grands parfumeurs, elle va se lancer corps et âme dans cette folle aventure afin de rendre un hommage éternel à l'homme perdu.

It's December 1992, and children are going crazy for the Tracy Island toy - almost as crazy as the parents! Christmas day is fast approaching and Coco Pinchard is desperately trying to track one down for her four-year-old son Rosencrantz. Throw into the mix a horrible boss, a lazy husband, and the prospect of her in-laws arriving for the festivities, and Coco wishes she could cancel Christmas and sail off to a desert island somewhere - preferably with the gorgeous-yet-unattainable Tom from work.

Unscripted is a show about Cheery-Coco and her very messy and scattered life. This is not a planned and carefully crafted show; every episode is simply a voice note from the host when she feels like no one is listening, but she desperately wants to talk. There is no specific niche, no fixed category; most days, the host will be talking about fiction and its beauty, books, movies and shows. Other days might be just random gossip, or she might pour her heart out purely out of frustration. Expect anything, everything and nothing.

Paris in den 1910er Jahren: eine Stadt voller Magie, Glanz und Künstler aus aller Welt–und eine Metropole der Halbwelt. Es herrscht große Aufregung, als in der Nähe von Coco Chanels Atelier ein Toter gefunden wird. Dann verschwinden Frauen, und Coco bangt um das Leben ihres Geliebten, eines britischen Millionärs. Schnell stellt sie fest, dass auch der ehrgeizige Pablo Picasso in kriminelle Machenschaften verstrickt ist. Führen die Spuren des Verbrechens zu ihm? Die kluge Modeschöpferin lässt nichts unversucht, um zur Aufklärung beizutragen, und entdeckt dabei so manches Geheimnis.