Collection

Gioia Diliberto, celebrated author of "I Am Madame X," returns with "The Collection," another captivating tale that captures the heart of a historic time and place through its narrative. Isabelle Varlet is a talented seamstress, livingin a small French town, when circumstances take her to Paris during the Post-World War I fashion boom. Isabelle gets a job at the shop of up-and-comer Coco Chanel, and as she helps create some of the most celebrated fashions of the day, Isabelle is thrown into a fast-paced world of cutthroat competition, unparalleled glamor, and, potentially, the love she's always longed for. This touching novel is the story of one woman's compelling struggles and triumphs.