{"product_id":"the-collection-9780743280662","title":"The Collection","description":"\u003cb\u003eIsabelle Varlet, charming and naïve, comes from a long line of seamstresses in a small town in France.\u003c\/b\u003e A series of unfortunate events and her prodigious sartorial talent carry her to Paris, which in the wake of World War I is electric with new life. When Isabelle takes a job in the atelier of Coco Chanel, the rising star of haute couture, she finds herself in the heart of a glamorous and ruthless world filled with arrogant designers, handsome men, beautiful women, and fashion thieves who prowl Paris hoping to steal designs before they hit the runway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Chanel's workshop, Isabelle thrives on the time-honored techniques of couture -- the pains-taking hand stitches, the perfect fall of fabric -- and the sleek, pared-down lines of \"Mademoiselle's\" revolutionary style. As Isabelle brings an exquisite dress to life for the fall collection -- from its embryonic origins in humble muslin to its finished form in the finest silk -- she navigates the tempestuous moods of Chanel, the cutthroat antics of her fellow workers, and her own search for love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Just as she did in her critically acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eI Am Madame X, \u003c\/i\u003e Gioia Diliberto brings a rich historical moment to life through her vivid and compelling storytelling. Her penetrating research and imagination are gracefully woven together in this poignant story filled with larger-than-life characters embroiled in scandalous tales, passionate love affairs, and extraordinary careers. The Collection is an exuberantly entertaining read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGioia Diliberto has written biographies of Jane Addams, Hadley Hemingway, and Brenda Frazier, as well as the critically acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eI Am Madame X \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Collection\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412943442194,"sku":"9780743280662","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1d0c4671-a4c8-4c36-9369-fdcffd27ed36.jpg?v=1729335207","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-collection-9780743280662","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}