Chanel's Riviera: Glamour, Decadence and Survival in Peace and War, 1930-1944

Far from the politics or conflict that plagued the rest of Europe in the 1930s and 1940s, the French Riviera offered a golden, glamorous life. Featuring a sparkling cast of artists, writers and historical figures including Winston Churchill, Salvador Dali and Edith Wharton, with the enigmatic Coco Chanel at its heart, Chanel's Riviera is a captivating account of a period that witnessed some of the deepest extremes of luxury and terror in the whole of the twentieth century.