Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
Format: kindle
ASIN: B008BM4NFC
Publish date: January 13th 2013
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
History,
Literature,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Adult,
War,
American History,
19th Century,
Military History,
Civil War,
American Civil War
I got this book from a goodreads giveaway. I was interested in reading something outside of my usual genres and remembered liking some historical fiction as a kid. This book really wasn't for me. I often found my self wondering how there could be so much of the book left when so much of the civil wa...
Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini Wanted to read this book because I thought it would be about needlework during Lincoln's career.I found it was more about the political and family problems rather than the dressmaking side of things.Elizabeth is the dressmaker and she spends a lot of ...
This was our book club book for June. I waited a bit late to get to it, but it looked interesting and thought that it would be a quick read. Unfortunately I couldn't seem to connect with the book. I felt like a spectator to the story and not immersed in the story. Left me feeling cold towards the bo...
This was our book club book for June. I waited a bit late to get to it, but it looked interesting and thought that it would be a quick read. Unfortunately I couldn't seem to connect with the book. I felt like a spectator to the story and not immersed in the story. Left me feeling cold towards the bo...
The problem with "X's Y" storylines are that there are already 2 plots to plot the book by. X's as well as well as Y's. The author can slip/slide between the two and do half the work instead of having to focus on a fully realised one. And this novel falls for the chronological structure, which rende...
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