{"product_id":"the-house-of-gucci-a-sensational-story-of-murder-madness-glamour-and-greed-isbn-9780688163136","title":"The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE from director Ridley Scott, starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe sensational true story of murder, madness, glamour, and greed that shook the Gucci dynasty, now fully updated with a new afterword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid 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 didn't do it at all?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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, \u003cem\u003eThe House of Gucci\u003c\/em\u003e will captivate readers with its page-turning account of high fashion, high finance, and heart-rending personal tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cblockquote\u003eThe startling and dramatic true story behind the murder of Maurizio Gucci, and the rise, fall, and rise again of the Gucci dynasty\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid Patrizia Reggiani murder her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci, in 1995 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 didn't do it at all?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this gripping account of the ascent, eventual collapse, and resurrection of the Gucci dynasty, Sara Gay Forden takes us behind the scenes of the second trial of the century and exposes the passions, the power, and the vulnerabilities of the greatest fashion family of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the day Guccio Gucci opened his modest leathergoods shop in Florence in the 1900s to the day Investcorp took control of the multimillion-dollar company in 1993, from the signature horse-bit loafers and bamboo-handled bags of the 1980s to the sexy, hard-edged Tom Ford designs of today, \u003cem\u003eThe House of Gucci\u003c\/em\u003e tells a riveting story of high fashion, high finance, and heartrending personal tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Racy, fast-paced. … Reads like a movie script. … Hard to put down. ... Forden gets that famous Gucci bar-and-bit between her teeth —and gallops along.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInternational Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This gripping book about the empire and murder of Maurizio Gucci ... reveals the ugly truth behind fashion's most fabulous family.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A penetrating chronicle of the rise and fall of a family business. ... Even by the Borgia-like standards of the fashion industry, the operatic Guccis were special. Not content with the usual familial stew of love, jealousy and greed, they added tax evasion, bigamy and, yes, murder to the mix.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Riveting reading.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A riveting account of the talent and creative chaos that built one of the world's great luxury-goods empires--and the egotism, bitter family conflict, and incompetence that nearly destroyed it.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889233686757,"sku":"NP9780688163136","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-house-of-gucci-a-sensational-story-of-murder-madness-glamour-and-greed-isbn-9780688163136","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}