Colette

VINTAGE CLASSICS FRENCH SERIES - stunning flapped paperback editions showcasing the bestselling, most acclaimed French writers of the twentieth century. Cheri is Colette's famous love story about the romance between an older woman and a younger man. Lea de Lonval is a magnificent and aging courtesan facing the end of her career. She has devoted the last six years to...

'A perpetual feast to the reader. Her prose is rich, flawless, intricate, audacious and utterly beautiful' - Raymond Mortimer Set in pre-war Paris, Julie de Carneilhan tells of the complex relationship between the proud but impoverished Julie and her former husband, the Comte d'Espivant, who has remarried a wealthy widow. Julie de Carneilhan was the last full-length novel Colette was...

Claudine At School introduces Claudine, a headstrong, clever and extremely mischievous schoolgirl. Along with her friends—the lanky Anais, the cheerful Marie, and the prim Joubert twins—Claudine wreaks havoc on her small school. Always clever, witty, and charming, Claudine is more than a match for her formidable headmistress as they compete for the attention of the pretty assistant Aimee. The horrors...

The third book in the Claudine series, which became a cultural phenomenon in early 20th century France, is featured in the new, acclaimed film Colette, starring Keira Knightley, released in January 2019. The stories that inspired the film Colette, released in January 2019. The third book in Colette's enchanting Claudine series. Following the excitement of a shared life in Paris,...

The fourth and final book in the Claudine series which became a cultural phenomenon in early 20th century France - featured in the new, acclaimed film Colette, starring Keira Knightley, out Jan 2019. The stories that inspired the film Colette, out Jan 2019. In this final novel in Colette's famous series, it is Claudine's friend Annie who tells the story...

Comprising 100 stories, this anthology includes "Bella-Vista", "The Tender Shoot" and "Le Kepi", Colette's subtle and ruthless rendering of a woman's belated sexual awakening. These short stories reverberate with the colours and flavours of the Parisian world and the fertile French countryside.

Colette's irresistible depiction of a childhood in rural France, in a lush new translation by Belinda Jack. 'I was an independent, stray dog who answered to no one...' Claudine lives in a large house with a rose-filled garden and a vegetable patch smelling of tomato leaves and apricots. Beyond her house is the village, where travelling performers stop for the...

The Vagabond is Colette's subversive and witty tale of a dancer in Belle Époque France, presented here in a fresh new Penguin Classics translation. Renée, aged thirty-three and divorced from her serially unfaithful husband, reinvents herself as a dancer in France's music halls. When a wealthy suitor appears, promising marriage and stability, Renée must choose between the security he represents...

Enjoy a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Colette, France's most daring chronicler of desire, in this sparkling story of love, society, and awakening. A Parisian comedy of manners where wit meets rebellion. Raised by her family to become a courtesan, young Gigi scandalises everyone by refusing the path laid out for her. Instead, she dares to seek love on her own terms....

Claudine at School is a captivating tale set in a small rural village in France, where the spirited and rebellious Claudine attends the local girls' school. Full of adventure and mischief, Claudine knows how to fill her days with excitement. This book is part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with...

Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from around the world. He must know by now, I should think, that I can give as good as I get! This is the story of Gigi, educated as a future courtesan in Paris. Her days are filled with cigars, lobster, lace, and superstitions. Bored and...

Set in Paris's demi-monde at the beginning of the twentieth century, Chéri by Colette is a passionate story of devotion, misplaced desire, and the passage of time. Chéri is part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a...