But when a mystery from her past resurfaces and a chance meeting has her falling into the arms of a handsome English war reporter, Alix learns that the slightest misstep-or misplaced trust-could be all it takes for her life to begin falling apart at the seams Knowing this could be her only opportunity, Alix accepts the arrangement. Then Alix is given her big break-a chance to finally realize her dream in one of the most prominent Parisian fashion houses-but at the price of copying the breakthrough Spring Collection. A hidden sketchbook and two minutes inside Hermès is all she needs to create a perfect replica, to be whisked off to production in New York. But Alix also has a secret: she supports her family by stealing designs to create bootlegs for the foreign market. Most at home in the English countryside, Natalie has one son and lives in rural Suffolk.Alix Gower has a dream: to join the ranks of Coco Chanel to become a designer in the high-stakes world of Parisian haute couture. Her novels delve behind the scenes of a prestige industry: high fashion, millinery, theatre, wine making. An avid absorber of history since her sixth birthday when she was given a toy Arthurian castle with plastic knights, Natalie views historical fiction as theatre for the imagination. Each novel is laced with passion, romance and desire. Fashion, manners and art are the glass through which her characters’ lives are viewed. Her stories follow the fortunes of strong-minded women during the 1930’s and 40’s. A USA Today best-seller and RITA nominee, Natalie has brilliantly recreated settings like historical Paris and London her most recent novels are set in wartime Naples. Natalie Meg Evans has been an art student, actor, PR copywriter, bookkeeper and bartender but always wanted to write. ‘Natalie’s books are a treasure trove of vibrant, vivid stories, memorable characters and pacy writing!’ Tracey Rees
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