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Description for The Dressmaker
Paperback. Atmospheric, authentic and utterly absorbing - this spirited historical novel will have timeless appeal to lovers of The Postmistress, My Last Duchess and The Kashmir Shawl Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
Torn between her dreams and the truth, she was faced with an impossible choice . . .
Tess, an aspiring seamstress, is stunned at her luck when the famous designer Lady Lucile Duff Gordon hires her to be a personal maid on the Titanic's doomed voyage. When disaster strikes, Tess is one of the last people allowed on a lifeboat - her employer also survives. On dry land, savage rumours begin to circulate: did Lady Duff Gordon save herself at the expense of others?
Tess's dream of becoming a skilled dressmaker is within her grasp but now ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
329g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751549232
SKU
V9780751549232
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Kate Alcott
Kate Alcott is a journalist who has covered politics in Washington DC, where she currently lives.
Reviews for The Dressmaker
A novel about human relationships, trust, loyalty and ambition . . . Pacy, well-written, full of drama, atmosphere and dilemma and is sure to fascinate
Hello!
This glitzy, glamorous tale packs a punch
Star magazine
Seamlessly stitching fact and fiction together, Alcott creates a hypnotic tale
USA Today
Based on true events surrounding the ... Read more
Hello!
This glitzy, glamorous tale packs a punch
Star magazine
Seamlessly stitching fact and fiction together, Alcott creates a hypnotic tale
USA Today
Based on true events surrounding the ... Read more