Chanel - The Enigma by Isabelle Fiemeyer

Coco Chanel continues to beguile more than two decades after her death - her life and work are a source of enduring fascination. Chanel expert Isabelle Fiemeyer unveils the mysteries that have surrounded the private and public figure by piecing together new research with accounts from Chanels intimate friends and relatives, artists, writers, photographers. The author describes Chanels carefully crafted persona and then gradually elucidates each layer of intrigue that surrounded the great fashion designer to reveal the woman behind the enigma.