(((I'd be expecting this outlet to become one of Carla's customary media habitats.)))
http://www.wwd.com/memopad/article/122398
Link: WWD.com
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CARLA CHRONICLES:
"A few days after her 40th birthday and her marriage to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Carla Bruni is generating plenty of type. French publishers rushed two biographies about Bruni to bookstore shelves on Wednesday, and a third tome is due out on Valentine's Day.
But after all that has been written in the French and international press since the beginning of her love story with Sarkozy, often called "the French soap opera," it seems there is not much new to say about the singer and ex-model's life. (((A clear field for new interventions – a Carla "charm offensive" seems likeliest.)))
All three biographies recount her rosy childhood in Italy and France, her successful modeling career, her numerous romantic escapades and her transformation into a singer (she is currently recording her third album). Thierry Coljon describes her as a smart, determined and talented woman in his "Carla Bruni: The Queen of Hearts" (Luc Piré), while in "Who Is She Really?" (Privé), Christine Richard and Edouard Boulon-Cluzel wonder how the free-spirited man-eater got tricked into married life.
But the latter authors note she was the one who asked Sarkozy, "Got a car?" the first night they met. ((("No, I don't have any car, ma'am – I'm just the humble President of France...")))
In "Dangerous Liaison Chronicle" (Scali), Paul-Eric Blanrue and Chris Laffaille suggest Bruni's class and education will be of some help to Sarkozy, whom they call President Bling-Bling. They note, for example, Sarkozy traded his Rolex in for a Patek Philippe... (((A pretty good start right there))).
