The House of Gucci: A True Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed
by Sara Gay Forden
15 $
Paperback, Movie Tie-In, 544 pages
Published October 26th 2021 by Custom House (first published 2000)
Original Title:The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed
ISBN:63159988 , (ISBN13: 2147483647)
Description
The sensational true story of murder, madness, glamour, and greed that shook the Gucci dynasty, now fully updated with a new afterword. On March 27, 1995, Maurizio Gucci, heir to the fabulous fashion dynasty, was slain by an unknown gunman as he approached his Milan office. In 1998, his ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani Martinelli--nicknamed -The Black Widow- by the press-was sentenced to 29 years in prison, for arranging his murder. Did Patrizia murder her ex-husband because his spending was wildly out of control? Did she do it because her glamorous ex was preparing to marry his mistress, Paola Franchi? Or is there a possibility she did not do it at all? The Gucci story is one of glitz, glamour, intrigue, the rise, near fall and subsequent resurgence of a fashion dynasty. Beautifully written, impeccably researched, and widely acclaimed, The House of Gucci will captivate readers with its page-turning account of high fashion, high finance, and heart-rending personal tragedy.
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Reviews
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I watched the movie before reading the book and it left me with a lot of questions. I just wanted to know more of the family and how things went down.
2023-07-14
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The family drama and murder of Maurizio Gucci were the most interesting parts of this book. Unfortunately the business history drags the book down. Forden also seems to get a bit off track at points.
2023-07-14
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If you’re reading this because of the murder forget it. The book opens with the murder of Maurizio Gucci but then takes about 70% of the book to get back there and is relatively lacking in details, considering the blurb makes it sound like this is th
2023-07-14