In the first book written in English about Colette, Margaret Crosland tells the story of this French legend, one of Paris' most colorful personalities and France's greatest fiction writer. The older she became the more fabulous her reputation. "In this colorful biography Colette assisted greatly with information and anecdotes; it interprets her unusual and fascinating personality witih sensitivity and perception and relates her work to the changing literary scene in France and abroad.
First American edition, 1954, 282 pages, hard cover with dust jacket, excellent condition. Published by The British Book Centre, Inc. New York. "
A "mysterious, inaccessible queen with interestingly doubtful beginnings and scandalous memories."
