The Dressmaker
Registered by 
eponine38
of Winchester, Massachusetts USA on 11/16/2014
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
eponine38 of Winchester, Massachusetts USA on 11/16/2014 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
I couldn't put this down! Loved it. The main character is fictional, but most of the others are real people that were on the Titanic, and the story incorporates some actual incidents and questions about what happened in one of the lifeboats. Highly recommended!
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Amazon:
Tess, an aspiring seamstress, thinks she's had an incredibly lucky break when she is hired by famous designer Lady Lucile Duff Gordon to be a personal maid on the Titanic's doomed voyage. Once on board, Tess catches the eye of two men, one a roughly-hewn but kind sailor and the other an enigmatic Chicago millionaire. But on the fourth night, disaster strikes.
Amidst the chaos and desperate urging of two very different suitors, Tess is one of the last people allowed on a lifeboat. Tess’s sailor also manages to survive unharmed, witness to Lady Duff Gordon’s questionable actions during the tragedy. Others—including the gallant Midwestern tycoon—are not so lucky.
On dry land, rumors about the survivors begin to circulate, and Lady Duff Gordon quickly becomes the subject of media scorn and later, the hearings on the Titanic. Set against a historical tragedy but told from a completely fresh angle, The Dressmaker is an atmospheric delight filled with all the period's glitz and glamour, all the raw feelings of a national tragedy and all the contradictory emotions of young love.
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This book is registered and will be released in memory of my dear friend, Fern, who passed away September 27, 2014. Today would have been her 59th birthday. We shared an interest in all things related to the Titanic, and indeed it was she who gave me this book. I hope others will enjoy it as well. RIP Fern.
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Amazon:
Tess, an aspiring seamstress, thinks she's had an incredibly lucky break when she is hired by famous designer Lady Lucile Duff Gordon to be a personal maid on the Titanic's doomed voyage. Once on board, Tess catches the eye of two men, one a roughly-hewn but kind sailor and the other an enigmatic Chicago millionaire. But on the fourth night, disaster strikes.
Amidst the chaos and desperate urging of two very different suitors, Tess is one of the last people allowed on a lifeboat. Tess’s sailor also manages to survive unharmed, witness to Lady Duff Gordon’s questionable actions during the tragedy. Others—including the gallant Midwestern tycoon—are not so lucky.
On dry land, rumors about the survivors begin to circulate, and Lady Duff Gordon quickly becomes the subject of media scorn and later, the hearings on the Titanic. Set against a historical tragedy but told from a completely fresh angle, The Dressmaker is an atmospheric delight filled with all the period's glitz and glamour, all the raw feelings of a national tragedy and all the contradictory emotions of young love.
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This book is registered and will be released in memory of my dear friend, Fern, who passed away September 27, 2014. Today would have been her 59th birthday. We shared an interest in all things related to the Titanic, and indeed it was she who gave me this book. I hope others will enjoy it as well. RIP Fern.
Journal Entry 2 by eponine38 at Little Free Library - 19 Bellflower St. in Lexington, Massachusetts USA on Sunday, November 16, 2014
eponine38 at Little Free Library - 19 Bellflower St. in Lexington, Massachusetts USA on Sunday, November 16, 2014
Released 9 yrs ago (11/16/2014 UTC) at Little Free Library - 19 Bellflower St. in Lexington, Massachusetts USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Left at about 12:45. Hope someone will enjoy this very special (to me anyway - see above) book.
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DEAR FINDER,
Welcome to BookCrossing!
Please make a journal entry so we know this book has found a new home.You don't need to join BookCrossing and you can remain completely anonymous. However, we encourage you to join so that you can follow this book's future travels. (You’ll receive an email anytime someone makes a journal entry). It's fun, free, and confidential. If you decide to join, consider listing eponine38 as referring you.
Take your time reading the book, and after you finish, please make another journal entry to record your thoughts about it. This book is now yours, and you can keep it if you choose, though we would love for you to share it. If you pass it along, please make a release note to let others know where you left it “in the wild”, or a journal entry if you gave/sent it to a known person.
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Still in the same LFL after 8 years!
