Beauty is Ageless: Great Women Who Defied Time
19.99 €
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Beauty is Ageless: Great Women Who Defied Time
19.99 €
What do the legendary Maya Plisetskaya, the refined Catherine Deneuve, the elegant Coco Chanel, the charismatic Fanny Ardant, and the inimitable Vera Vasilyeva have in common?
These outstanding women proved that time is powerless against true beauty, talent, the ability to love, and inner energy!
Writer and art historian Elena Selestine creates profound, psychologically accurate portraits of heroines whose stories inspire us to overcome stereotypes, listen to ourselves, and discover new horizons at any age. This book contains twelve essays about women for whom maturity became a time of new opportunities. On these pages, you won't find glossy clichés—only honest and powerful stories of creativity, wisdom, and personal victories.
Before you is a beautifully presented gift edition about 12 great women: Fanny Ardant, Maya Plisetskaya, Gabrielle Chanel, Jane Fonda, Katherine Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Vera Vasilyeva, Agatha Christie, Vivienne Westwood, Elizabeth II, Vera Wang, and Catherine Deneuve. The book features unique photographs of them throughout the years, as well as each heroine's life rules that helped them maintain their vitality and unquenchable zest for life.
- Fanny Ardant, an intellectual with a degree in political science and a passionate admirer of Russian literature, maintains her sharp mind and fresh memory by learning new piano etudes.
- Vera Vasilyeva, even after eighty, continued to perform on stage, enthusiastically trying on new roles, and working with the same creative passion.
- Catherine Deneuve follows the wise advice of her mother, who lived to be 110: get enough sleep, avoid the sun, and drink plenty of water.
- Agatha Christie found joy in gardening and achieved such excellence that she won prizes for her magnificent camellias.
- Coco Chanel was an ascetic when it came to food and could content herself with a modest dinner, limiting herself to just a bowl of lentils.
12 Women – 12 stories of success, inspiration, and love for life. This book-manifesto convinces us that time only increases inner freedom, strength, and talent.
These outstanding women proved that time is powerless against true beauty, talent, the ability to love, and inner energy!
Writer and art historian Elena Selestine creates profound, psychologically accurate portraits of heroines whose stories inspire us to overcome stereotypes, listen to ourselves, and discover new horizons at any age. This book contains twelve essays about women for whom maturity became a time of new opportunities. On these pages, you won't find glossy clichés—only honest and powerful stories of creativity, wisdom, and personal victories.
Before you is a beautifully presented gift edition about 12 great women: Fanny Ardant, Maya Plisetskaya, Gabrielle Chanel, Jane Fonda, Katherine Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Vera Vasilyeva, Agatha Christie, Vivienne Westwood, Elizabeth II, Vera Wang, and Catherine Deneuve. The book features unique photographs of them throughout the years, as well as each heroine's life rules that helped them maintain their vitality and unquenchable zest for life.
- Fanny Ardant, an intellectual with a degree in political science and a passionate admirer of Russian literature, maintains her sharp mind and fresh memory by learning new piano etudes.
- Vera Vasilyeva, even after eighty, continued to perform on stage, enthusiastically trying on new roles, and working with the same creative passion.
- Catherine Deneuve follows the wise advice of her mother, who lived to be 110: get enough sleep, avoid the sun, and drink plenty of water.
- Agatha Christie found joy in gardening and achieved such excellence that she won prizes for her magnificent camellias.
- Coco Chanel was an ascetic when it came to food and could content herself with a modest dinner, limiting herself to just a bowl of lentils.
12 Women – 12 stories of success, inspiration, and love for life. This book-manifesto convinces us that time only increases inner freedom, strength, and talent.
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