La Belle Otero: The last great courtesan

A fascinating portrait of CAROLINE OTERO,the SPANISH dancer who came to symbolize the period called LA BELLE ÉPOQUE.In her time,she was a worldwide celebrity who had love affairs with the likes of EDOUARD VII,GUILLAUME II and the great duc NICHOLAS de RUSSIE.Many soupirants even commited suicide for her.With all the others COCOTTES of that time,CAROLINE's life changed after the great war.She finally became a recluse,like all the great beauties who tried to preserverved their legend.For anyone interested in that particular time in history,this book is a must.Her life was a fascinating incursion into the hypocrisy of a world that idolized her.