The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781538706954 Author(s): Natasha Lester Format: Hardcover Year: 2024 Publisher: Forever Pages: 464

Description: New York Times bestselling author Natasha Lester delivers a brilliant blend of feminism, fashion, and history in this bold novel set against the real-life designers' showdown in Versailles in the 1970s. French countryside, Present Day: Blythe Bricard is the daughter of famous fashion muses but that doesn't mean she wants to be one. She turned her back on that world, and her dreams, years ago. Fate, however, has a different plan, and Blythe will discover there is more to her iconic mother and grandmother than she ever knew. New York, 1970: Designer Astrid Bricard arrives in bohemian Chelsea determined to change the fashion world forever. And she doesA?cast as muse to her lover, Hawk Jones. And when they're both invited to compete in the fashion event of the centuryA?the Battle of VersaillesA?Astrid sacrifices everything to showcase her talent. But then, just as her career is about to take off, she mysteriously vanishes, leaving behind only a white silk dress. Paris, 1917: Parentless sixteen year old Mizza Bricard has made a vow: to be remembered on her own terms. Her promise sustains her through turbulent decades and volatile couture houses until, finally, her name is remembered and a legend is bornA?one that proves impossible for Astrid and Blythe to distance themselves from.

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