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Grace: A Memoir [Hardcover] by Grace Coddington (Author)

It won’t be out in time until November but you must must must put add Grace Coddington’s upcoming memoir on your wish list. At least we now know what the cover looks like.
‘Grace Coddington, is now 70, and “has been the Creative Director of American Vogue magazine for the past 20 years. Her candour, her irascibility, her commitment to her work, and her always fresh and original take on fashion has made her, after Anna Wintour, the most powerful person in fashion. Acquired after an intense auction among every major publisher, this woman who became an unwilling celebrity captured the hearts of everyone when she was revealed in “The September issue” as the creative force behind the throne at Vogue. Having grown up on a backwater island in Wales, she came to London just in time to be discovered as a dazzling model by the famous Norman Parkinson, then went on to shape the pages at Vogue for 19 years where she worked as Creative Director with many luminaries including the young Wintour. Lured by Calvin Klein to run his New York operation she then jumped back to American Vogue when Wintour returned to America in 2003. She has been there ever since.’
‘The book, reported the Observer, was sold to Random House for a cool (and rumored) $1.2 million. “I’m not telling secret stories,” Grace tells the New York Post’s Cindy Adams. “Not writing ugly bad things to get back at anyone. This book’s not gossipy. It’s more a record. I’ve kept a diary since I was a tiny kid trying to find my way, and going through all my written records reminds me of shoots and jogs my memory.” says Huffingtonpost.com

The book is out in November : Just in time for Christmas: Can’t wait !

Pre order $18 Publisher: Random House (November 20, 2012) Amazon.com