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One of the most anticipated reads from USA Today, InStyle, HelloGiggles, Hypable, Bookbub, and Bookriot
One of Real Simple's Best Historical Fiction novels of the year
"For fans of "The Crown," looking for history served up as intimate drama, and those seeking another angle on royal lives, "The Gown" seems likely to dazzle and delight." - The Washington Post
"The Gown is marvelous and moving, a vivid portrait of female self-reliance in a world racked by the cost of war."--Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network
From the internationally bestselling author of Somewhere in France comes an enthralling historical novel about one of the most famous wedding dresses of the twentieth century--Queen Elizabeth's wedding gown--and the fascinating women who made it.
"Millions will welcome this joyous event as a flash of color on the long road we have to travel."
--Sir Winston Churchill on the news of Princess Elizabeth's forthcoming wedding
London, 1947: Besieged by the harshest winter in living memory, burdened by onerous shortages and rationing, the people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of quiet desperation despite their nation's recent victory. Among them are Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, but their nascent hopes for a brighter future are tested when they are chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime honor: taking part in the creation of Princess Elizabeth's wedding gown.
Toronto, 2016: More than half a century later, Heather Mackenzie seeks to unravel the mystery of a set of embroidered flowers, a legacy from her late grandmother. How did her beloved Nan, a woman who never spoke of her old life in Britain, come to possess the priceless embroideries that so closely resemble the motifs on the stunning gown worn by Queen Elizabeth II at her wedding almost seventy years before? And what was her Nan's connection to the celebrated textile artist and holocaust survivor Miriam Dassin?
With The Gown, Jennifer Robson takes us inside the workrooms where one of the most famous wedding gowns in history was created. Balancing behind-the-scenes details with a sweeping portrait of a society left reeling by the calamitous costs of victory, she introduces readers to three unforgettable heroines, their points of view alternating and intersecting throughout its pages, whose lives are woven together by the pain of survival, the bonds of friendship, and the redemptive power of love.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Robson, Jennifer
- ISBN: 9780062674951
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.70 x 1.20
- Number Of Pages: 400
- Publication Year: 2018
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“This is the sort of thing that people will line up to see. And when they do, it will change the way they see the world." #SummerReading
Jennifer N. - 5 years 9 months ago“What would your dreams look like if they did come true?” Jennifer Robson’s The Gown is a gorgeous tapestry of history and happily ever afters, romance and royalty, friendship woven into the fabric of generations. It’s about art and new starts. “This is the sort of thing that people will line up to see. And when they do, it will change the way they see the world...Isn’t that the mark of an artist anyway? Someone who has an idea and can’t rest until they find a way to express it...If that is true, then are we not all of us artists?” The Gown is a literary masterpiece. Of the three women from three cultures whose stories are intertwined throughout the novel, my heart echoed protagonist Ann Hughes sentiment, “What about romance, love? That’s for beautiful princesses in palaces. Not for me. Those stories are never about women like me.” But her story inspired me to rummage into the trunk of my own history and rediscover my own grandmother’s bridal dress. The Gown reminded me that when I feel “I am running away,” “You are beginning again.” The Gown deserves a constellation of intricately embroidered, beaded and sequined stars on a silken sky! #SummerReading
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Robin T. - 6 years 2 months agoLoved it!! Excellent combination of history with a suspenseful twist