Set against a historical tragedy but told from a completely fresh angle, The Dressmaker is an atmospheric delight filled with all the period's glitz and glamour, all the raw feelings of a national tragedy and all the contradictory emotions of young love. On dry land, rumors about the survivors begin to circulate, and Lady Duff Gordon quickly becomes the subject of media scorn and later, the hearings on the Titanic. Summary: A novel combining glamour, fashion, career struggles and moral dilemmas in the aftermath of the Titanic.

Combine Editions Kate Alcott’s books Average rating: 3. Others-including the gallant Midwestern tycoon-are not so lucky. The Dressmaker Paperback Januby Kate Alcott (Author) 2,823 ratings Goodreads Choice Award nominee See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 12.92 83 Used from 1.25 14 New from 7.98 5 Collectible from 8. As Kate Alcott, she is the author of The Dressmaker (a New York Times bestseller), The Daring Ladies of Lowell, and A Touch of Stardust. Tess’s sailor also manages to survive unharmed, witness to Lady Duff Gordon’s questionable actions during the tragedy. But on the fourth night, disaster strikes.Īmidst the chaos and desperate urging of two very different suitors, Tess is one of the last people allowed on a lifeboat. The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott 3.7 (192) eBook 12.99 Paperback 17.00 eBook 12.99 Audiobook 0. Once on board, Tess catches the eye of two men, one a roughly-hewn but kind sailor and the other an enigmatic Chicago millionaire. 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 a personal maid on the Titanic's doomed voyage. Just in time for the centennial anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic comes a vivid, romantic, and relentlessly compelling historical novel about a spirited young woman who survives the disaster only to find herself embroiled in the media frenzy left in the wake of the tragedy. Doubleday, 24.95 (320p) ISBN 978-88 The class tensions, politics, and fashion of the heady 1910s collide in this disappointingly conventional novel set aboard the Titanic.

The dressmaker by kate alcott