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Chargement... The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights: A Novelpar Kitty Zeldis
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. From the beginning I was completely enthralled by the characters of the story. The story is told from 3 strong women; Bea, Alice and Catherine, in the 20’s era. Each one has a distinct voice and heartbreaking pass. As the story moves into the present, they soon discover secrets of each other that connects them more than they realize. A moving story of found family that works brilliantly during the time period. A really lovely story about three women and how families are created. Catherine, a young wife who desperately wants a child, finds her path intertwining with Bea, a retired madam turned businesswoman, and Alice, a talented seamstress. I particularly loved the character of Bea, who manages to make the best of each downturn in her life, and possesses a graciousness worth aspiring to. Overall, this novel makes for a satisfying story with conclusion that provides the characters with their own sort of happiness. Bea, Alice, and Catherine. What is their connection? What are their stories? Bea had come from Russia, moved to New Orleans, and had met Alice there. Bea found something out from her past that was in New York so she and Alice moved there. Bea and Alice opened a dress shop and met Catherine the day she stopped in. Bea was acting very odd when Catherine paid for her purchase. Catherine never came back into the shop because Bea had frightened her. Catherine found out what caused Bea to act so oddly the day they met by accident. THE DRESSMAKERS OF PROSPECT HEIGHTS takes us from Russia to New Orleans and then to New York and is a beautiful read about family and forgiveness. Find out the stories and the secrets of these three women in this lovely read that will have you turning the pages and joining in their sorrows and joys. There are some agonizing moments, but many beautiful, endearing ones. Seamstresses will adore this book as well as historical fiction fans and women's fiction fans. 5/5 This book was given to me by the author for an honest review. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
For fans of Fiona Davis, Beatriz Williams, and Joanna Goodman, a mesmerizing historical novel from the bestselling author of Not Our Kind about three women in post-World War I New York City and the secrets they hold. Brooklyn 1919. As New York City continues to reel from the losses of both World War I and the deadly influenza epidemic, the lives of three very different women are about to take an unexpected turn. Recently arrived from New Orleans, Beatrice is trying to establish her dress shop with help from Alice, a teenaged orphan she brought north with her, while their neighbor, newlywed Catherine, longs for a baby she cannot seem to conceive. When Bea befriends Catherine and the two start to become close, Alice feels left out of their bond. In her search for a family of her own, she'll set into motion a series of events that will make all three women confront painful secrets from the past in order to envision a better future. Moving from the bustling streets of Brooklyn and Manhattan to late 19th-century Russia and the lively quarters of New Orleans, Two Daughters is a story of female friendship, the families we are born into and the families we make, and how some bonds can be tested but never broken. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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What the description failed to mention was a vivid child rape scene about 70 pages into the novel. Then the story concentrated on a seriously depressed woman. After 119 pages, I decided life is too short to continue reading this downer of a book.
I read for entertainment, and I was not entertained. Maybe the story got better and probably ended happily, but I bet it got worse before it got better. I did not finish this one.
Content warning: child rape ( )