Coco and Igor - Couverture souple

Greenhalgh, Chris

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0755300874 ISBN 13 : 9780755300877

Editeur : Headline Review, 2003

Synopsis

1913. Diaghilev's Ballets Russes premieres Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring' in Paris. The infamous first-night proves to be an electric experience for one member of the audience, the young couturiere Coco Chanel. When she and Stravinsky meet in 1920, both sense a charge, and the exiled composer hesitates over whether to accept the wealthy designer's offer to bring his family to summer at her villa. The Stravinsky entourage - ailing wife Catherine, and four children - arrive, and the composer enjoys a new burst of creative activity. Chanel, meanwhile, is hatching her plan to launch her classic fragrance, No.5. Soon she and her guest embark upon an affair which touches both deeply, but is complicated by their rigid devotion to their work, and Stravinsky's commitment to his family. As Catherine, now confined to her bed, comes to suspect what is happening around her, the two lovers must consider the depth of their feelings, and whether, with the autumn drawing in, theirs is a relationship that can survive.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Chris Greenhalgh was born in Manchester. He has published two collections of poetry and is the winner of an Eric Gregory Award. He teaches at Sevenoaks School, Kent, where he is Head of English.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Headline Review
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0755300874
• ISBN 13: 9780755300877
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible