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The Hotel on Place Vendome
Tilar J Mazzeo
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Description for The Hotel on Place Vendome
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 530.
Set against the backdrop of the Nazi occupation of World War II, The Hotel on Place Vendome is the captivating history of Paris's world-famous Hotel Ritz-a breathtaking tale of glamour, opulence, and celebrity; dangerous liaisons, espionage, and resistance-from Tilar J. Mazzeo, the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow Clicquot and The Secret of Chanel No. 5 When France fell to the Germans in June 1940, the legendary Hotel Ritz on the Place Vendome-an icon of Paris frequented by film stars and celebrity writers, American heiresses and risque flappers, playboys, and princes-was the only luxury hotel of its ... Read more
Set against the backdrop of the Nazi occupation of World War II, The Hotel on Place Vendome is the captivating history of Paris's world-famous Hotel Ritz-a breathtaking tale of glamour, opulence, and celebrity; dangerous liaisons, espionage, and resistance-from Tilar J. Mazzeo, the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow Clicquot and The Secret of Chanel No. 5 When France fell to the Germans in June 1940, the legendary Hotel Ritz on the Place Vendome-an icon of Paris frequented by film stars and celebrity writers, American heiresses and risque flappers, playboys, and princes-was the only luxury hotel of its ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780061791086
SKU
V9780061791086
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About Tilar J Mazzeo
Tilar J. Mazzeo is the author of numerous works of cultural history and biography, including the New York Times bestselling The Widow Clicquot, The Secret of Chanel No. 5, and nearly two dozen other books, articles, essays, and reviews on wine, travel, and the history of luxury. The Clara C. Piper Associate Professor of English at Colby College, she divides ... Read more
Reviews for The Hotel on Place Vendome
"This gorgeously written (and photographed) book is a feast for readers wanting to be swept away this summer... Tracing the captivating history of Paris's world-famous Hotel Ritz, Mazzeo reveals a hotbed of illicit affairs and deadly intrigue, as well as stunning acts of defiance and treachery."
Brad Thor, The Today Show Summer Reads "Stolen art, double agents, a legendary ... Read more
Brad Thor, The Today Show Summer Reads "Stolen art, double agents, a legendary ... Read more