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Ewen dazzles in this outstanding historical thriller that chronicles the life of Coco Chanel in occupied France...Ewen's Chanel is arrogant and fragile in equal measure, and the author does a marvelous job of digging into the motivations of a woman born into poverty as she defends the fortune she built for herself, making this a refreshingly nuanced character portrait and also a real page-turner. This is top-notch historical fiction. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Empathetic yet unsparing, The Queen of Paris is an engrossing historical novel that reveals another room in the House of Chanel: beyond the timeless elegance, simplicity, and jasmine-scented perfume was a desperate woman, trapped by a maze of circumstances and her own troubled mind. -- Foreword Reviews Ewen's Coco is a proud and image-conscious character, sprung from a painful, lonely childhood to become a self-made triumph...More morality play than fashion fable; a reminder that fame does not always guarantee goodness or likability. -- Kirkus Reviews Ewen spins fact and rumor into compelling fiction with a novel about brilliantly talented, supremely self-absorbed fashion designer Coco Chanel. Set in Paris, stripped of its lush beauty and morals by the Nazi occupation, the story follows the star of couture as she flirts with danger, the temptation of trading patriotism for self-preservation, and the impulse to risk everything to protect a secret, shameful love. A well-imagined, highly entertaining tale. -- Toby Devens, bestselling author of Happy Any Day Now Pamela Binnings Ewen has managed the rare feat of mixing history, biography, and fiction as she deftly explores the events that shaped Coco Chanel's life. The Queen of Paris brings Paris alive during World War II with exacting and fascinating details as Ewen explores the constantly evolving complexity of Chanel's enigmatic character. The Queen of Paris is the most engrossing novel I've read all year. I loved this book. I wish I had written it. -- Bev Marshall, author of Right as Rain, Hot Fudge Sundae Blues, Walking through Shadows, and Back Home Through meticulous research, Ewen vividly brings the enigmatic Coco Chanel back to life. The Queen of Paris is multilayered and compelling, the characters lingering, like the delicate scent of Chanel No. 5, long after the final page. -- Sonia Velton, author of Blackberry and Wild Rose

Through meticulous research, Ewen vividly brings the enigmatic Coco Chanel back to life. The Queen of Paris is multilayered and compelling, the characters lingering, like the delicate scent of Chanel No. 5, long after the final page. -- Sonia Velton, author of Blackberry and Wild Rose

Ewen's Coco is a proud and image-conscious character, sprung from a painful, lonely childhood to become a self-made triumph...More morality play than fashion fable; a reminder that fame does not always guarantee goodness or likability. -- Kirkus Reviews Ewen spins fact and rumor into compelling fiction with a novel about brilliantly talented, supremely self-absorbed fashion designer Coco Chanel. Set in Paris, stripped of its lush beauty and morals by the Nazi occupation, the story follows the star of couture as she flirts with danger, the temptation of trading patriotism for self-preservation, and the impulse to risk everything to protect a secret, shameful love. A well-imagined, highly entertaining tale. -- Toby Devens, bestselling author of Happy Any Day Now Pamela Binnings Ewen has managed the rare feat of mixing history, biography, and fiction as she deftly explores the events that shaped Coco Chanel's life. The Queen of Paris brings Paris alive during World War II with exacting and fascinating details as Ewen explores the constantly evolving complexity of Chanel's enigmatic character. The Queen of Paris is the most engrossing novel I've read all year. I loved this book. I wish I had written it. -- Bev Marshall, author of Right as Rain, Hot Fudge Sundae Blues, Walking through Shadows, and Back Home Through meticulous research, Ewen vividly brings the enigmatic Coco Chanel back to life. The Queen of Paris is multilayered and compelling, the characters lingering, like the delicate scent of Chanel No. 5, long after the final page. -- Sonia Velton, author of Blackberry and Wild Rose

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Pamela Binnings Ewen is the author of one nonfiction book, Faith on Trial, and five novels, including The Moon in the Mango Tree, awarded the 2012 Eudora Welty Memorial Award. After practicing law for many years, she retired to write. She is a founder of the Northshore Literary Society in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, in the greater New Orleans area. She's also served on the boards of the Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society and Tennessee Williams Festival. Visit Pamela at PamelaEwen.com.

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