Lisa Chaney has lectured and tutored in the history of art and literature, made TV and radio broadcasts on the history of culture, and reviewed and written for journals and newspapers, including The Sunday Times, the Spectator and the Guardian. She is the author of two previous biographies- Elizabeth David and Hide-and-Seek With Angels- The Life of J.M. Barrie.
Chaney's research is laudable, uncovering fresh details of Chanel's
well-trodden rag trade to riches story
*Evening Standard*
Chaney ably explores the complexities and inner life of her
subject
*The Times Literary Supplement*
Elegant, meticulously researched and packed with details
*Prima*
An unflinching examination of the historically inscrutable
designer
*Vogue*
Chaney is adept at elucidating Chanel's paradoxical character. A
nuanced account of a contradictory, complex, quite extraordinary
life
*The Times Higher Education Supplement*
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