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'Vogue meets Daisy Jones & The Six . . . with incisive observations about women's roles as muse and inspiration - and what price they pay when they dare to create for themselves' KATE QUINN History said she was just a man's muse. History was wrong. In 1970s New York, a young designer will do whatever it takes to make her mark on the fashion industry - from Australian bestseller Natasha Lester. Paris, 1917: Parentless sixteen-year-old Mizza Bricard makes a vow: to be remembered on her own terms. This promise drives her through couture houses until, finally, a fashion legend is created - one that will endure for generations. New York, 1970: Designer Astrid Bricard arrives in Chelsea ready to change the fashion world. And she does - but cast in the role of muse to her lover. Just as Astrid's star is finally poised to ascend in its own right, she vanishes, leaving behind only a white silk gown. French Countryside, Present Day: Blythe Bricard is the daughter of fashion's most infamous 70s power couple, but she turned her back on that world years ago. Fate, however, has other plans, as Blythe discovers there is more to her iconic family - and herself - than she ever knew. **Featuring an exclusive extract of Natasha Lester's upcoming novel THE CHATEAU ON SUNSET** 'An intricate story about three generations of women striving to make their mark in the high fashion industry' Who Weekly 'Fabulous settings, fashion, glamour and strong women . . . I couldn't put it down' TANIA BLANCHARD 'Lester is an author at the top of her game here - this is her best yet. Existing fans will adore this novel. New readers will be looking for Lester's backlist' Better Reading 'Mystery, secrets, thwarted desire, romance and intrigue. I was hooked' BELINDA ALEXANDRA 'A powerhouse novel . . . With more dazzle than a 70s disco ball and a great deal of heart, Lester explores and champions female power in the modern world' CHRISTINE WELLS

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In the early 2000s, Natasha Lester made the move from marketing manager for Maybelline cosmetics to writing novels, and she regrets nothing - except that she no longer gets free lipstick. She is now a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of ten books that have been translated into 21 languages and published all around the world. Her eighth novel, The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard, was longlisted for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize. While she loves to travel, she also loves returning to her home in Perth, where her favourite thing to do is to go for a run beside the beautiful Swan River. Her latest novel is The Chateau on Sunset.

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