The Dressmaker: A heartrending saga of a mother’s dream for her daughter

The Dressmaker

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Return to Book Page. Preview — The Dressmaker by Benita Brown. Emmeline Dornay's dying wish is for her daughter Melissa to have a home.

But when the funeral is over, Melissa discovers that her future looks bleak. Wealthy Lilian Winterton will honour her promise and put a roof over Melissa's head, but only if she can earn her keep.

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As an unpaid seamstress in the grand Winterton household, Melissa is ignored by the family and mistrusted Emmeline Dornay's dying wish is for her daughter Melissa to have a home. As an unpaid seamstress in the grand Winterton household, Melissa is ignored by the family and mistrusted by their servants. And when scandal occurs and the blame lands unfairly at her feet, she is thrown on to the streets. Left with nothing but her needle and thread, Melissa finds her dreams are in tatters.

But can the rags of her life be sewn into riches? Published March 20th by Headline first published January 1st To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Dressmaker , please sign up.

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Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. May 09, Julie rated it it was ok. I was so very disapointed with this book.

The Dressmaker

In the beginning it had a lot of promise in exploring the world of a fashion and fabric during a period of huge class differene. I expected the story to be more complex and descriptive but it was basically a simple, somewhat predicatable love story. The main character's constant fall's into misfortune became wearisome and overdone and we never found out what she was truly capable of in terms of her fashion and garment construction talent.

Aug 20, Erin rated it liked it. I think it is I give this book 5 stars because it drew you into the story ,you could feel Melissa's pain she felt and the sadness of her situation.

I was hooked from the start ,I recommend this book to anyone who likes the story of a young girl who struggles with what life throws at her. Jan 10, Bronwyn Rykiert rated it it was amazing Shelves: Lillian did take Melissa to live with her but as an unpaid seamstress and not as a daughter of the household as her mother had thought would happen. Melissa became friends with a house maid Reenie and over the years they grew very close and would go out together.

During these outings they met an artist James Featherton and he took a liking to Melissa and she to him — she found that she could not tell him about who she was so she left him a note, then did not see him again, she was heartbroken. A few years after Melissa had moved in to the Winterton mansion her and Reenie were caught up in a scandal and because of this Melissa was asked to leave the Winterton residence. Only 2 left in stock - order soon. A touching saga of war, friendship and love 31 July A Dark Legacy 6 February Dark Fugitive 24 January I'll Be Seeing You: A whirlwind romance is tested by war and ambition 5 January A passionate and evocative saga of love and loss 23 December Some bonds can never be broken… 14 April All that glitters is not gold… 29 April A powerful saga of the strength of love 7 January A compelling saga of new beginnings and overcoming adversity 7 January An emotional and thrilling saga of love and loss 7 January A Dream of her Own:

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