by Kate Alcott
Book: The Dressmaker Author: Kate Alcott Genre: Fiction/Romance/Historical Summary: 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 her personal maid on the Titanic. Once on board, Tess catches the eye ...
This review is written by someone who seldom watches movies. I never saw Titanic or The Unsinkable Molly Brown, so I’m not comparing it with anything. I’m interested in history, but the rich and famous tend to escape my notice and I had to look up some of the more celebrated survivors. I’d never hea...
Fascinating account of the aftermath of the sinking of the Titanic, combining fictional characters and those drawn from history. I'm left thinking-- in historical fiction, is there such a thing as a spoiler?
I've always been interested and fascinated in the Titanic. It seems like in the last couple years a lot of fiction books about the Titanic have been released and I've been eager to read some of them. I loved the fact that this book used real people with fictional characters. I was a bit disappointed...
Uneven characterizations
Before I started reading The Dressmaker, I could never have imagined that a story about the Titanic sinking and its aftermath would be my feelgood story of the year, but there you have it. This was a fantastic read that just brought joy and a permasmile to my face. Full review to come.
DNF - just never captured me. I'll probably try again.
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