The Last Dress from Paris: A heartbreaking and sweeping historical novel
Historical fiction, General fiction, Family stories, Historical romance, Biography
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
'Kept me spellbound...You can practically feel the heaviness and sumptuousness of the velvet and other lush materials of the vintage gowns in your hands. Secrets and heartbreak come alive in this book I was unable to put down!' Reader review… ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Each Dior dress tells a story... London, 2017: When her beloved grandmother, Sylvie, sends her to Paris to retrieve a dress she wore decades before, Lucille sees the perfect opportunity to briefly escape the pressures of her own life. But not everything is as it seems, and the long-buried secrets she discovers, hidden in a collection of priceless Dior gowns, could change everything. Paris, 1952: Postwar France is full of glamour and privilege, and Alice Ainsley is in the middle of it all. As the wife to the British ambassador to France, her life is a whirlwind of jewels, banquets and couture dresses, but beneath the glittering facade, Alice is suffocating in a loveless marriage. So when a new face appears in her drawing room, Alice finds herself yearning to follow her heart . . . no matter the consequences. Deliciously evocative and achingly romantic, sweeping from Fifties Paris to the V&A museum in London, The Last Dress from Paris is the perfect read for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid, Natasha Lester, Fiona Valpy and Gill Paul.Don't miss the new novel from Jade Beer, The Palace Dressmaker, another sweeping tale of love, friendship and the power of fashion to shape our lives... Everyone is falling in love with The Last Dress from Paris:'I'm sipping on a calming cup of tea and dabbing my eyes with a tissue after finishing this book... An excellent read! I love the description of the dresses. Paris in the 1950's... Loved this book!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I couldn't put it down. What a great story. Loved, laughed and cried while reading it' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A delightful story of unrequited love, haute couture fashion, friendship, and secrets!... I read this one late into the night... I enjoyed the descriptions of the dresses, as well as the scenic locations in Paris. Secrets were gradually revealed, right up to the satisfying conclusion' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I loved this book!!... Bittersweet and with a mystery at its heart... A great read!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Some books stick with you throughout reading and after finishing it. This is one of those books!... When I tell you that I loved this book, I mean it!!... Fashion, forbidden love, heartbreak... I HIGHLY recommend this book' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A brilliant book that will stay with me for a long time... A thoroughly engrossing novel of strong love' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A delightful fashion treasure hunt involving some of my favourite Dior gowns... The dresses dance from the pages, and Paris is resplendently depicted' Natasha Lester 'A whirlwind tour through Paris, both past and present, the novel is a rich exploration of the power of female friendships and the true meaning of family. Moving and utterly enjoyable' Fiona Davis 'An absolute delight!... As original, elegant, and romantic as the Dior dresses the novel's mystery is woven around' Hazel Gaynor 'As beautifully stitched together as a couture gown... I loved it' Jessica Fellowes 'Sumptuous, evocative and dripping in Parisian elegance. A beautifully written page-turner' Kate Thompson 'My kind of read, with vintage couture gowns, Parisian elegance, and romance across the ages' Gill Paul