The dressmaker of Paris / Georgia Kaufmann.
Material type: TextPublisher: Leicester [England] : Thorpe, 2021Edition: Large print editionDescription: 480 pages (large print) ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781785419782Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- Italy -- Fiction | Women dressmakers -- Fiction | Businesswomen -- Fiction | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction | Women fashion designers -- Fiction | Illegitimate children -- Fiction | Mothers and daughters -- Fiction | Italy -- History -- German occupation, 1943-1945 -- Fiction | Paris (France) -- History -- Fiction | New York (N.Y.) -- FictionGenre/Form: Large type books. Summary: Rosa Kusstatscher has built a global fashion empire upon her ability to find the perfect outfit for any occasion. But tonight, as she prepares for the most important meeting of her life, her usual certainty eludes her. As she struggles to select her dress and choose the right shade of lipstick, Rosa begins to tell her incredible story. The story of a poor country girl from a village high in the mountains of Italy. Of Nazi occupation and fleeing in the night. Of hope and heartbreak in Switzerland; glamour and love in Paris. Of ambition and devastation in Rio de Janeiro; success and self-discovery in New York. A life spent running, she sees now. But she will run no longer.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Rosa Kusstatscher has built a global fashion empire upon her ability to find the perfect outfit for any occasion. But tonight, as she prepares for the most important meeting of her life, her usual certainty eludes her. As she struggles to select her dress and choose the right shade of lipstick, Rosa begins to tell her incredible story. The story of a poor country girl from a village high in the mountains of Italy. Of Nazi occupation and fleeing in the night. Of hope and heartbreak in Switzerland; glamour and love in Paris. Of ambition and devastation in Rio de Janeiro; success and self-discovery in New York. A life spent running, she sees now. But she will run no longer.
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