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Miss Dior : a story of courage and couture / Justine Picardie.

Picardie, Justine, (author.).

Summary:
"A biography of Catherine Dior, Christian Dior's younger sister, that illuminates the work of the most iconic designer of the postwar world-her brother, Christian-and casts new light on the overlooked life of a quietly courageous, quietly extraordinary woman"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780374210359
  • ISBN: 0374210357
  • Physical Description: 438 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First American edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in 2021 by Faber & Faber Limted, Great Britain"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 418-421) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Into the Rose Garden -- The Garden Maze -- Through the Looking Glass -- Shadowland -- Rue Royale -- Rue de la Pompe -- Darkness Falls -- The Abyss -- The Underworld -- The Homecoming -- Palais de Glace -- Magical Thinking -- The New Look -- Rising from the Ashes -- The Flower Girl -- Princess Dior -- Taking a Stand -- La Colle Noire -- No Rose without a Thorn.
Subject: Dior, Catherine, 1917-2008.
Dior, Christian > Family.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > France > Biography.
France > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 8 of 9 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library 92 DIOR (Text) 50686016116233 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library B DIO (Text) 37268003126935 AHMFL Biography Available -
Cambria County Library 929.74 D593P (Text) 85131001801563 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library 92 DIOR (Text) 50688010805381 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Taylor Community Library 92 DIOR (Text) 50692010951252 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Village Library Adults Dior Biography (Text) 34215000803357 Childrens Area Available -
Allentown Public Library 929.74 PICA (Text) 34455006843011 Adult Nonfiction 1st FL Available -
Bethlehem Main Library B DIOR (Text) 33062009535254 Adult Biography On Display -
Easton Main Library DIOR (Text) 31901004556934 Adult Biography Checked Out 04/10/2024

Summary: "A biography of Catherine Dior, Christian Dior's younger sister, that illuminates the work of the most iconic designer of the postwar world-her brother, Christian-and casts new light on the overlooked life of a quietly courageous, quietly extraordinary woman"--

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