The dress in the window by sofia grant is the story of jeanne peggy and thelma who are all trying to make their way in the late 1940 s in post world war ii pennsylvania.
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The dress in the window is utterly realistic in its depiction of the kinds of secrets women keep particularly women who were raised at a time of status seeking and judgment.
Jeanne and peggy are sisters that live with thelma peggy s mother in law.
A woman her widowed daughter in law and that woman s sister all live together.
In this richly patterned story of sisterhood ambition and reinvention sofia grant has created a story just right for fans of vintage and the dress shop of dreams.
In the dress in the window sofia grant writes about sisters and mothers with a hand as deft as the needles her characters wield.
A perfect debut novel is like a perfect dress it s a must have and when you try it on it fits perfectly.
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The bonds between then morph as secrets come into the open.
I just want you girls to promise me that you won t doubt yourselves.
The dress in the window by sofia grant could have been a great read but for me it fell short.
This is a post war story and tells of the lives these three women forged moving forward.
Reviewed in the united states on april 11 2018.
Each of these women has lost someone that they loved during wartime.
The dress in the window is the perfect fit for my reading tastes.
It ended with thelma s final blessing for jeanne and peggy.
Sofia grant knows how to tell a story that is a must have for your reading pleasure.
Sofia grant s novel the dress in the window is the story of three women with lives seeped in secrets.
I love fashion and the author introduces a colorful bunch of characters that you will enjoy and root for.
This gorgeous novel transports and transforms leaving the reader reluctant to step away from its pages.
The dress in the window written by sofia grant review by nicole evelina in the aftermath of wwii two artistic sisters seek to capitalize on the new fashions popularized after wartime austerities.
The dress in the window.