�milienne (ePub)

From the bestselling author of The Queen of Paris comes a glittering new novel about youth, beauty, and having the courage to carve your own path in a world on the brink of war.

Pamela Binnings Ewen's newest novel reveals the story of ï¿¿milienne, once the most beautiful, sought-after woman in Paris during the Belle ï¿¿poque, the era of peaceful years just before World War I. As a girl, ï¿¿milienne fights her way through poverty in Montmartre, drawn to the lights of Paris below. Soon, she stars at the Folies Bergï¿¿re, mistress of kings and princes, known as the most beautiful woman in Europe.

But, happiness is elusive, and youth and beauty are fragile. And where is love? As clouds of war begin darkening Europe, ï¿¿milienne's young friend, Coco Chanel, has other ideas of how to survive in a man's world. Strong ideas. Now, as ï¿¿milienne fights to survive, Coco's star rises.

Pamela Binnings Ewen is the author of one nonfiction book, Faith on Trial, and seven novels, including The Moon in the Mango Tree, awarded the 2012 Eudora Welty Memorial Award, and The Queen of Paris, which has sold over sixty-five thousand copies. After practicing law for many years, she retired to write. She is a founder of the Northshore Literary Society in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, in the greater New Orleans area. She's also served on the boards of the Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society and Tennessee Williams Festival. Visit Pamela at PamelaEwen.com.