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The dressmaker's gift / Fiona Valpy.
By: Valpy, Fiona.
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BookPublisher: Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, [2019]Description: 21 cm. Paperback.ISBN: 9781542005135 (pbk.) :; 1542005132 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): General Fiction | Paris (France) -- History -- 1940-1944 -- FictionSummary: Paris, 1940. With the city occupied by the Nazis, three young seamstresses go about their normal lives as best they can. But all three are hiding secrets. War-scarred Mireille is fighting with the Resistance; Claire has been seduced by a German officer; and Vivienne's involvement is something she can't reveal to either of them. Two generations later, Claire's English granddaughter Harriet arrives in Paris, rootless and adrift, desperate to find a connection with her past. Living and working in the same building on the Rue Cardinale, she learns the truth about her grandmother - and herself - and unravels a family history that is darker and more painful than she ever imagined.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult fiction book | Penketh Library General fiction | FICTION (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Reserved | 34143110672944 | 1 |
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Paris, 1940. With the city occupied by the Nazis, three young seamstresses go about their normal lives as best they can. But all three are hiding secrets. War-scarred Mireille is fighting with the Resistance; Claire has been seduced by a German officer; and Vivienne's involvement is something she can't reveal to either of them. Two generations later, Claire's English granddaughter Harriet arrives in Paris, rootless and adrift, desperate to find a connection with her past. Living and working in the same building on the Rue Cardinale, she learns the truth about her grandmother - and herself - and unravels a family history that is darker and more painful than she ever imagined.