The Chanel Sisters
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
The unforgettable story of the sisters who changed fashion forever.
Judithe Little crafts historical fiction that immerses readers in richly detailed worlds. Her narratives often explore the intricate lives of women and the societal forces that shape their destinies. Through meticulous research and evocative prose, she brings the past to life, offering compelling insights into different eras and the human experiences within them.
The unforgettable story of the sisters who changed fashion forever.
May 1940. Hitler invades France, a move that threatens all of Europe, and three lives intersect at Wickwythe Hall, an opulent estate in the English countryside--a beautiful French refugee, a take-charge American heiress, and a charming champagne vendeur with ties to Roosevelt and Churchill, who isn't what he seems. There, secrets and unexpected liaisons unfold, until a shocking tragedy in a far off Algerian port binds them forever... Wickwythe Hall is inspired by actual people, places and events, including Operation Catapult, a sea action in which Churchill launched a bloody attack on the French fleet to keep the powerful ships out of Hitler's reach. Over 1,000 French sailors, who just days before fought side-by-side with the British, perished. Humanizing this forgotten piece of history, Wickwythe Hall takes the reader behind the blackout curtains of upper-class England, through the bustling private quarters of Churchill's Downing Street, and along the tense back alleys of occupied Vichy, illustrating what it took to survive in the dark, early days of World War II.