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Meet Me in Monaco de Hazel Gaynor

Meet Me in Monaco

Autor Hazel Gaynor, Heather Webb
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 sep 2019

Reținem, încă de la primele pagini, o senzorialitate aparte care definește acest roman: mirosul de iasomie și lavandă al Coastei de Azur se împletește cu sclipirea orbitoare a blițurilor de la Cannes. Meet Me in Monaco nu este doar o cronică a „nunții secolului”, ci o explorare intimă a fragilității din spatele imaginii publice. Vocea narativă ne poartă prin boutique-ul de parfumuri al lui Sophie Duval, un personaj fictiv a cărui viață se ciocnește accidental cu cea a celei mai mari stele de la Hollywood, Grace Kelly. Această întâlnire devine catalizatorul unei povești despre loialitate și alegeri dificile, desfășurată sub soarele arzător al Rivierei Franceze.

Atmosfera te trimite cu gândul la biografia Grace of Monaco de Mr Jeffrey Robinson, deși prezența personajelor secundare, precum fotograful James Henderson, marchează o voce proprie, pendulând între glamour-ul regal și realitățile dure ale vieții de zi cu zi. Dacă în The Girl Who Came Home, Hazel Gaynor investiga tragedia Titanicului prin prisma emoției umane, aici, împreună cu Heather Webb, transformă un eveniment monden istoric într-o meditație asupra prețului celebrității și al iubirii. Structura narativă, care acoperă trei decenii, permite cititorului să observe cum ecourile unei singure decizii din 1956 reverberează de-a lungul timpului, oferind profunzime unei perioade adesea idealizate. Este un stil care amintește de eleganța din Three Words for Goodbye, consolidând parteneriatul celor două autoare ca un reper în ficțiunea istorică contemporană.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780062885364
ISBN-10: 0062885367
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 138 x 203 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm acest roman celor care doresc să evadeze în atmosfera sofisticată a anilor '50, fiind o lectură ideală pentru iubitorii de istorie și biografie romanțată. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă inedită asupra vieții lui Grace Kelly, văzută prin ochii unei artizane franceze. Este o poveste despre curajul de a-ți urma propria cale, dincolo de așteptările societății, perfectă pentru fanii scrierilor lui Kate Quinn sau Jennifer Robson.

Despre autor

Hazel Gaynor este o autoare de succes, prezentă constant în topurile New York Times și Irish Times. Debutul său, The Girl Who Came Home, a consacrat-o ca o voce importantă în ficțiunea istorică, fiind premiată cu premiul Cecil Day Lewis pentru scriitori emergenți în 2012. Hazel este cunoscută pentru rigoarea documentării și capacitatea de a aduce la viață destine feminine în contexte istorice marcante. Colaborările sale cu Heather Webb, precum Meet Me in Monaco sau Christmas with the Queen, explorează adesea intersecția dintre evenimentele publice majore și viețile private, pline de emoție, ale personajelor sale.

Descriere scurtă

"A fragrant French bonbon of a book: love, glamour, perfume, and paparazzi all circling around the wedding of the century..."--Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of THE ALICE NETWORK and THE HUNTRESS.
Named one of InStyle's best books to put in your totebag for the summer!
Named one of Popsugar’s best books to put in your beachbag this summer and one of the best books of July!
Set in the 1950s against the backdrop of Grace Kelly’s whirlwind romance and unforgettable wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco, New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb take the reader on an evocative sun-drenched journey along the Côte d’Azur in this page-turning novel of passion, fate and second chances...
Movie stars and paparazzi flock to Cannes for the glamorous film festival, but Grace Kelly, the biggest star of all, wants only to escape from the flash-bulbs. When struggling perfumer Sophie Duval shelters Miss Kelly in her boutique to fend off a persistent British press photographer, James Henderson, a bond is forged between the two women and sets in motion a chain of events that stretches across thirty years of friendship, love, and tragedy.
James Henderson cannot forget his brief encounter with Sophie Duval. Despite his guilt at being away from his daughter, he takes an assignment to cover the wedding of the century, sailing with Grace Kelly’s wedding party on the SS Constitution from New York. In Monaco, as wedding fever soars and passions and tempers escalate, James and Sophie—like Princess Grace—must ultimately decide what they are prepared to give up for love.

Recenzii

“...a fragrant French bonbon of a book: love, glamour, perfume, and paparazzi all circling around the wedding of the century....” — Kate Quinn, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Alice Network
“An enchanting novel...Gaynor & Webb weave a wonderful tale of love and loss, graced with the scents of perfumes, magnificent vistas and characters you will not soon forget. A delight for Francophiles, perfumistas, filmbuffs, and everyone who loves a good cry and happy ending.” — MJ Rose, New York Times bestselling author
“Webb and Gaynor’s latest collaboration is a historical fiction home run. The duo brings to life a vivid, engaging heroine, a glorious Côte d’Azur setting, and the ultimate princess, Grace Kelly. MEET ME IN MONACO is smart, romantic, and heartbreaking, and the tale captivates from the start.” — Michelle Gable, New York Times bestselling author of A Paris Apartment
“...Meet Me in Monaco is a sweeping novel that will carry you away on a grand adventure. Gaynor and Webb bring the senses alive as the reader is transported back in time and becomes a guest at the...wedding... An enchanting read.” — Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author
“Meet Me in Monaco offers a fabulous you-are-there glimpse into the lives of the rich and famous--and real. From Grace Kelly’s royal ‘wedding of the century’ to the luxe lifestyles on the Riviera and in Paris and New York, this novel swept me away.” — Karen Harper, New York Times bestselling author of American Duchess and It Girls
“A glorious, glamorous summer read! ...The evocation of the 1956 wedding of the year is so sumptuous you feel you are there amongst the glitterati, sipping fine champagne and inhaling the scent of Coeur de Princesse.” — Gill Paul, bestselling author of The Secret Wife
“... a spellbinding historical romance...MEET ME IN MONACO is a tale of first, missed, and second chances–of relatable women and men trying to make good lives for themselves in spite of difficult circumstances. It is a fairy tale...with an enchanting, fascinating fairy godmother: Grace Kelly.” — Erika Robuck, national bestselling author of Hemingway’s Girl
“Everyone from shop owners to paparazzi and movie stars arrive in glamorous Monaco against the backdrop of Grace Kelly’s ‘Wedding of the Century’ to Prince Rainier. A delightful beach read.” — New York Post
“…A scrumptious concoction served up with delectable descriptions and heaps of emotion. Sweet, then bitter, then sweet again, the love story is woven through with Grace’s fairy-tale romance with Rainier and its devastating ending , snatching redemption from tragedy in the best Hollywood style.” — Publishers Weekly
“What would it be like to be friends with Grace Kelly? Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb imagine it in Meet Me in Monaco, which is an utter delight...From Grace’s lavish wedding to Sophie’s own blossoming romance, this book is a total treat.” — Popsugar
“...it’d be no surprise to see Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb delivering another bestseller...The true treasure in this novel is the masterful craftmanship of this powerful duo of female authors who weave together a page-turning narrative through the sensory-rich creations of a parfumeur.” — BookTrib
“Meet Me in Monaco is a riveting, enchanting novel...A great love story full of suspense and more twists and turns than a hilly road in Monaco.” — Jeanne Mackin, author of The Last Collection

Notă biografică

Hazel Gaynor is the award-winning New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of A Memory of Violets and The Girl Who Came Home, for which she received the 2015 Romantic Novelists' Association Historical Romantic Novel of the Year award. Her third novel, The Girl from The Savoy, was an Irish Times and Globe and Mail bestseller, and was shortlisted for the 2016 Irish Book Awards Popular Fiction Book of the Year. Her most recent novel, The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter, was a USA Today and Irish Times bestseller, and was shortlisted for the 2019 Historical Writers' Association Gold Crown Award. Hazel's work has been translated into fourteen languages. She lives in Ireland with her husband and two children.