The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard

Paris, 1917: Spy, runaway, or successful designer? She is known as Christian Dior' s muse, but Mizza Bricard was much more than that. You made a promise: to be remembered according to your wishes. Her promise accompanied her on her journey through tumultuous decades and fickle fashion houses, until finally a legend was truly born.

New York, 1970: Designer Astrid Bricard arrives in bohemian Chelsea determined to change the fashion world forever and break out of the shadow of her mother, fashion icon Mizzy Bricard. And she actually succeeds – she becomes the muse of her lover Hawk Jones. When they are both invited to compete in the fashion event of the century – Battle of Versailles – Astrid sacrifices everything to show off her talent. But just as her career begins to soar, she mysteriously disappears, leaving behind only a white silk dress.

French countryside, present day: Blythe Bricard comes from a generation of famous fashion muses, but that doesn' t mean she wants to become one of them. Years ago, she turned her back on this world and her dreams. But fate has other plans, and Blythe discovers that her mother and grandmother are hiding more than she ever suspected.

It is published in the translation by Kateřina Harrison Lipenská.