For this chapter of Les Rendez-vous Littéraires Rue Cambon, Rebecca Armstrong speaks less about literature as a subject and more about it as something lived. Her selection is shaped by travel, by memory, and by the quiet habit of returning to the same pages across time. Chanel’s literary initiative keeps opening a space for powerful women to revisit the texts that have shaped them, opening a small window into the act of reading as something layered with memories and lessons.
Thai actress and singer Rebecca Armstrong speaks with quiet precision about the books that have followed her across places and years. Among some of the many pieces that have accompanied her life, as a self-proclaimed fast reader that dives nonstop into new universes, The Strength In Our Scars by Bianca Sparacino is one of her highlights as a book that allows us to heal from our past; Harry Potter as a comfort read reminiscent of her childhood; and Girls on Film by Alicia Malone as a celebration and recollection of women in cinema and their impact.
Rebecca’s approach to literature is clear and calm. Her reflections on solitude, on language, and on choosing what stays close feel intimate, a unique nearness and sensibility where it makes sense Chanel is involved with.