Loving Le Corbusier is a tale of love and loss set against the great events of 20th century Europe.

Loving Le Corbusier follows the life of Yvonne Gallis, a young woman from Monaco who captured the heart of a man who became one of the most influential and divisive architects of the twentieth century. Spanning the period from the end of the Great War to the Riviera chic of the 1950s, Yvonne witnessed the fun of the Jazz Age and the desperate loneliness and displacement of Occupied France in World War Two. The novel is peopled by some of the most creative characters of the century, and set in France’s most stunning locations, from Paris in its Art Deco heyday to the glittering sunshine of the Côte d’Azur. As Le Corbusier’s fame grows, so, too, does the distance between him and his wife. This is a portrait of a love affair that defies the odds, and of a country in flux.

Colin Bisset was born in the UK and studied History of Art at the University of East Anglia, where he specialized in modern architecture. After working as an interior designer in London, he moved to Australia. Blending his love of words with his love for design can be seen and heard in his work for ABC Radio National's By Design and Blueprint for Living. His novel Not Always To Plan was published by Pan Macmillan/ Momentum in 2013.