Courtesan, countess, bestselling author - the tempestuous true story of a woman far ahead of her time ... Born in the gutters of Paris in 1824, C leste made her name as a dancer in the Parisian dance halls, where it is said she invented the can-can. Then, as an equestrienne at the Paris hippodrome, her daring feats on horseback thrilled the crowds. However, it was as the city's most celebrated courtesan that the young Parisian found genuine...