The Designer, Marius Gabriel
The Designer, Marius Gabriel
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The Designer

Author: Marius Gabriel

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld

Unabridged: 10 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/01/2017

Synopsis

Winner of the RNA Historical Romantic Novel of the Year Award.In 1944, newly married Copper Reilly arrives in Paris soon after the liberation. While the city celebrates its freedom, she’s stuck in the prison of an unhappy marriage. When her husband commits one betrayal too many, Copper demands a separation.Alone in Paris, she finds an unlikely new friend: an obscure, middle-aged designer from the back rooms of a decaying fashion house whose timid nature and reluctance for fame clash with the bold brilliance of his designs. His name is Christian Dior.Realising his genius, Copper urges Dior to strike out on his own, helping to pull him away from his insecurities and towards stardom. With just a camera and a typewriter, she takes her own advice and ventures into the wild and colourful world of fashion journalism.Soon Copper finds herself torn between two very different suitors, questioning who she is and what she truly wants. As the city rebuilds and opulence returns, can Copper make a new, love-filled life for herself?

About Marius Gabriel

Marius Gabriel was accused by Cosmopolitan magazine of ‘keeping you reading while your dinner burns’. He served his author apprenticeship as a student at Newcastle University, where, to finance his postgraduate research, he wrote thirty-three steamy romances under a pseudonym. Gabriel is the author of several historical novels, including the bestsellers The Seventh Moon, The Original Sin and the Redcliffe Sisters series, Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye and Take Me To Your Heart Again. Born in South Africa, he has lived and worked in many countries, and now divides his time between London and Cairo. He has three grown-up children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Magdalena aka A Bookaholic Swede

It was the mentioning of Christian Dior that made me curious to read the book. Well, not only that, but I was intrigued by the fact that the main character, Copper, strikes up a friendship with the well-known fashion designer. A man I know next to nothing about. The book took me by surprise, at first......more

Goodreads review by Amina

Nakon što su me "Parižanke" M.Gabriela oduševile, jedva sam čekala da kod nas bude dostupno stilusovo izdanje Dizajner. Roman privlačan kao sam Dior, spoj historijske fikcije i razvoja mode u burnom periodu nakon II svj.rata u Francuskoj. Autentični opisi, vjerodostojna ljubavna fabula i zanimljivo p......more

Goodreads review by Dava

By the time I decided I didn't like this book at all, I was 70% finished. I should have just stopped because that last 30% was just so bad. So. Bad. The dialog, where it existed was stilted and odd. The characters were flat, as if the author read Wikipedia pages and tried to turn them into stories.......more

Goodreads review by Pattie

I enjoyed reading about this time period in Paris and learning more about the early fashion industry.......more

Goodreads review by Bridget

I won this in a GR giveaway in exchange for a review....1 1/2 stars rounded up I was really disappointed in this as I really wanted to love it. The story felt clunky and disjointed and the characters felt very one dimensional with minimal character development. I would have DNF'd but since I won it i......more

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