Colette was the writer many critics feel to be France's greatest woman novelist. 

When she died in 1954, she was the first woman in French history to be granted the honor of a state funeral, and yet the Church would take no part in the ceremony. 

She was considered a sexually extravagant person who reputedly conducted scandalous affairs with women as well as men, though she persisted in her belief in marriage and wed three times. 

Margaret Crosland, who knew Colette, has unclouded many of the accepted legends surrounding her subject – what Colette actually thought of her work; her relationship with her domineering but affectionate mother and with her first husband, Willy; her reputed love affair with the well-traveled Marquise de Belboeuf. 

Colette was a prolific writer and published 73 books. This penetrating biography explores the writer and the woman and demonstrates that Colette's fine literary reputation – so long in the achieving – is well deserved.

Book is in acceptable condition. General shelf and corner wear. Some white marks on the front and back cover. Some fraying along the cover edges. The spine has some issues (see photo #3). Tearing on the front and back cover. Cover creasing. Staining on the interior. A solid reading copy. Please see photos for details, and let me know if you have any questions.