Summary
Born into rural poverty, Gabrielle Chanel and her siblings are sent to an orphanage after their mother's death. There the sisters nurture the sewing skills that will propel Gabrielle into a life far removed from her childhood drudgery. Transforming herself into Coco - a seamstress and sometime torch singer - the petite brunette burns with ambition. But it is only when her wealthy lover takes her to Paris that Coco discovers her destiny.
C. W. Gortner was born and raised in Spain. He moved to the United States when he was a teen-ager. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco and a Masters of Fine Arts in Writing from the New College of California. He soon found his passion for writing and became an author of historical fiction. His titles include: The Last Queen, The Confessions of Catherine De Medici, The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile, Mademoiselle Chanel, and Marlene. He was named one of the top ten historical novelists by The Washington Independent Review of Books.
(Bowker Author Biography)
