I’m so happy to talk to you all about The Grace Kelly Dress by Brenda Janowitz. This book was a delight!
Synopsis
In Paris, 1958, Grace Kelly’s royal wedding dress is still all the rage in fashion circles. Rose, a seamstress at a famous atelier, has just been entrusted with sewing another gown in its image. An orphan, she needs her job to survive. But when Rose finds herself in love with the bride’s handsome brother, she must decide what matters most: love or security.
Sixty years later, Rocky is thrilled to be marrying the love of her life. He truly is her perfect fit. But there’s just one problem: her family’s heirloom wedding dress isn’t. Rocky knows this admission will break her mother’s heart. What she doesn’t know is why her mother is so set on the dress—or about the shocking secret that changed her mother’s life decades before, as she prepared to wear the dress herself. As the wedding day approaches, the mother-daughter pair will finally confront long-buried heartaches, and it might just be the dress that brings them closer than ever.
Rating
4 Stars (An Excellent book!)
My Thoughts
This is the book I needed right now! It is the feel good book I was looking for. This is a story of three generations of women and the dress that connects them. Even though this is a historical fiction book it is not a heavy one which is great, I feel like all the historical fiction books I tend to read are on the heavier side and I haven’t been on the mood for that lately.
I love dual timeline historical fiction books! This book was so easy to read and it grabbed my attention right away. I loved being transported to Paris in the late 50s, NYC in the 80s and NYC now. One of the things I love about the multiple timelines is that it keeps me guessing how the timelines come together and this book did that so well! I loved the suspense of not knowing who was Rocky’s grandmother until the very end.
I loved the characters in this book and I really liked that they are unique and evolve throughout the book. I didn’t know much about the Grace Kelly dress so after reading this I went on a google rabbit hole to find it out even more about it. Its so interesting! The wedding dress meant something different for each of these women and I loved how it connected them.
Who I recommend this book to
This book is for historical fiction fans that are looking for something lighter. It reminded me of the book The Gown by Jennifer Robson but not as heavy.
I also recommend this as a book to gift to a bride to be. I am currently planning my own wedding and can attest that this would have been a great gift!
Grab your paperback copy here or the e-book here (its on sale right now for $4.99)!
