J'Adore Paris: Adventures in Counterfeit Chic
β Scribed by Lafleche, Isabelle
- Book ID
- 107804676
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Canada
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 639 KB
- Series
- J'adore 2
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781443413343
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
When chic Parisian lawyer Catherine Lambert lands her dream job as intellectual property director for Christian Dior, she is on top of the world. She' s prepared to embark on the ride of her life in the world of fashion, fighting high-profile legal battles against international counterfeiters. She' ll also be reunited with colleague-turned-boyfriend Antoine in her beloved hometown.
But Catherine' s visions of front-row seats at the couture shows and strolling the Champs-ΓlysΓ©es hand in hand with the love of her life are soon displaced by the realities of dingy police vans and threatening anonymous phone calls. The code of ethics that she knew from mergers and acquisitions does not seem to apply in the nefarious counterfeiting underworld, and Catherine finds her life turned upside-down by surprise meetings in dark alleys and an unexpected degree of notoriety among the criminal element. Will Catherine and her loyal assistant, Rikash, manage to outsmart even the most...
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