Saturday, March 22, 2014

Fict - The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott

It is apparent within a couple pages that the setting of the book is going to be the Titanic.  Historical drama - great!! Love it!!  Then 1/4 of the way into the book, everyone's already in the water.   Yikes - where's this going now?

Actually it goes to the New York fashion world.  Talented, but dirt poor seamstress escapes England to pursue her dream of working in the house of a famous fashion designer.  Coincidental acquaintences lead her into romance, intrigue, duplicity.     

Involving several real life historical figures who actually were on the Titanic - ie: Molly Brown - the story weaves some of their history into the narrative.   Rigid pretentious class system clashes with realistic working class morals.

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