Summary of Hal Vaughan's Sleeping with the Enemy

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Chanel, who would become the epitome of French chic, was born in 1883. She was descended from a tribe of peasants who lived on the edge of a chestnut forest in the Cévennes and were driven by the blight to become itinerant peddlers. #2 Chanel's life was changed when she met Étienne Balsan, a rich ex-cavalry officer, who became her paramour.
She put her needle, thread, and cafe coquetry aside to live with him and his friends in the forest of Compiègne. #3 Chanel's life changed in the space of a few months. She had met and fallen in love with Étienne Balsan, a wealthy industrialist who had supplied uniforms to the French army. She had developed solid equestrian skills and taught herself how to manage the stables. #4 In 1908, Chanel fell in love with Arthur Capel, Balsan's riding partner and friend.
Capel helped Chanel launch a business making ladies' hats. They were now soul mates.