The Grace Kelly Dress: A Novel

ISBN: 1525804596

Author: Janowitz, Brenda

Condition: New

Exactly the type of book I love: charming, smart, and brimming with heart.-EMILY GIFFIN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of All We Ever WantedFast paced and entertaining from beginning to end.-KRISTIN HANNAH, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The NightingaleTwo years after Grace Kellys royal wedding, her iconic dress is still all the rage in Paris-and one replica, and the secrets it carries, will inspire three generations of women to forge their own paths in life and in love.Paris, 1958: Rose, a seamstress at a fashionable atelier, has been entrusted with sewing a Grace Kelly-look-alike gown for a wealthy bride-to-be. But when, against better judgment, she finds herself falling in love with the brides handsome brother, Rose must make an impossible choice, one that could put all shes worked for at risk: love, security and of course, the dress.Sixty years later, tech CEO Rachel, who goes by the childhood nickname Rocky, has inherited the dress for her upcoming wedding in New York City. But theres just one problem: Rocky doesnt want to wear it. A family heirloom dating back to the 1950s, the dress just isnt her. Rocky knows this admission will break her mother Joans heart. But what she doesnt know is why Joan insists on the dress-or the heartbreaking secret that changed her mothers life decades before, as she herself prepared to wear it.As the lives of these three women come together in surprising ways, the revelation of the dresss history collides with long-buried family heartaches. And in the lead-up to Rockys wedding, theyll have to confront the past before they can embrace the beautiful possibilities of the future.Look for these other captivating novels from Brenda Janowitz: The Audrey Hepburn Estate The Liz Taylor Ring

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