The DressmakerBy Kate AlcottDoubleday, 2012. 306 pgs. Fiction
With dreams of a future filled with success and happiness, Tess runs away from her job as a simple housemaid in London and negotiates passage to America acting as a personal maid to Lady Lucile Duff Gordon. Service to Lady Duff Gordon, a world famous designer, is simply a means to an end. Tess is already an accomplished seamstress and is determined to make her own mark in the fashion world. But fate has placed Tess aboard the Titanic and her future may be as doomed as the ships maiden voyage.
‘The Dressmaker’ is a lovely novel filled with historical details and free of almost anything readers may find objectionable. It provides a perspective of the famous tragedy that not everyone may be aware of, following survivors into the weeks following their rescue. Alcott presents a solid work of historical fiction with just the right combination of intrigue, romance, and adventure. An easy recommendation!
CZ
1 comment:
This is an interesting historical fiction novel which features the sinking of the Titanic, but takes place more during the aftermath. Tess's story is set into motion while on board the ship but must be played out amongst the media storm and legal investigations into the sinking. Having listened to the audiobook, I have to say I didn't enjoy this narrator, but the book itself is interesting and touches on many social and newsworthy events of its time.
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