The Gown
(eBook)
hoopla Book Club Hub - Spotlight Selection! Visit theclub.hoopladigital.com for discussion guide, exclusive author interview, and more. One of December's most anticipated reads from InStyle, HelloGiggles, Hypable, Bookbub, and Bookriot! One of Real Simple's Best Historical Fiction novels of 2018! From the internationally bestselling author of Somewhere in France comes an enthralling historical novel about one of the most famous wedding dresses of the twentieth century-Queen Elizabeth's wedding gown-and the fascinating women who made it. London, 1947: Besieged by the harshest winter in living memory, burdened by onerous shortages and rationing, the people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of quiet desperation despite their nation's recent victory. Among them are Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, but their nascent hopes for a brighter future are tested when they are chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime honor: taking part in the creation of Princess Elizabeth's wedding gown. Toronto, 2016: More than half a century later, Heather Mackenzie seeks to unravel the mystery of a set of embroidered flowers, a legacy from her late grandmother. How did her beloved Nan, a woman who never spoke of her old life in Britain, come to possess the priceless embroideries that so closely resemble the motifs on the stunning gown worn by Queen Elizabeth II at her wedding almost seventy years before? And what was her Nan's connection to the celebrated textile artist and holocaust survivor Miriam Dassin? With The Gown, Jennifer Robson takes us inside the workrooms where one of the most famous wedding gowns in history was created. Balancing behind-the-scenes details with a sweeping portrait of a society left reeling by the calamitous costs of victory, she introduces readers to three unforgettable heroines, their points of view alternating and intersecting throughout its pages, whose lives are woven together by the pain of survival, the bonds of friendship, and the redemptive power of love.
Notes
Robson, J. (2018). The Gown. [United States], HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Robson, Jennifer. 2018. The Gown. [United States], HarperCollins Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Robson, Jennifer, The Gown. [United States], HarperCollins Publishers, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Robson, Jennifer. The Gown. [United States], HarperCollins Publishers, 2018.
Hoopla Extract Information
hooplaId | 12285867 |
---|---|
title | The Gown |
kind | EBOOK |
price | 3.99 |
active | 1 |
pa | 0 |
profanity | 0 |
children | 0 |
demo | 0 |
rating | |
abridged | 0 |
dateLastUpdated | Jul 29, 2023 12:09:53 AM |
Record Information
Last File Modification Time | Nov 23, 2023 03:23:49 AM |
---|---|
Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Apr 18, 2024 05:32:26 PM |
MARC Record
LEADER | 03469nam a22003735a 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
001 | MWT12285867 | ||
003 | MWT | ||
005 | 20231027024637.0 | ||
006 | m o d | ||
007 | cr cn||||||||| | ||
008 | 231027s2018 xxu eo 000 1 eng d | ||
020 | |a 9780062674968|q (electronic bk.) | ||
020 | |a 006267496X|q (electronic bk.) | ||
028 | 4 | 2 | |a MWT12285867 |
029 | |a https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/hpc_9780062674968_180.jpeg | ||
037 | |a 12285867|b Midwest Tape, LLC|n http://www.midwesttapes.com | ||
040 | |a Midwest|e rda | ||
099 | |a eBook hoopla | ||
100 | 1 | |a Robson, Jennifer,|e author. | |
245 | 1 | 4 | |a The Gown|h [electronic resource] /|c Jennifer Robson. |
264 | 1 | |a [United States] :|b HarperCollins Publishers,|c 2018. | |
264 | 2 | |b Made available through hoopla | |
300 | |a 1 online resource (400 pages) | ||
336 | |a text|b txt|2 rdacontent | ||
337 | |a computer|b c|2 rdamedia | ||
338 | |a online resource|b cr|2 rdacarrier | ||
347 | |a text file|2 rda | ||
506 | |a Instant title available through hoopla. | ||
520 | |a hoopla Book Club Hub - Spotlight Selection! Visit theclub.hoopladigital.com for discussion guide, exclusive author interview, and more. One of December's most anticipated reads from InStyle, HelloGiggles, Hypable, Bookbub, and Bookriot! One of Real Simple's Best Historical Fiction novels of 2018! From the internationally bestselling author of Somewhere in France comes an enthralling historical novel about one of the most famous wedding dresses of the twentieth century-Queen Elizabeth's wedding gown-and the fascinating women who made it. London, 1947: Besieged by the harshest winter in living memory, burdened by onerous shortages and rationing, the people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of quiet desperation despite their nation's recent victory. Among them are Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, but their nascent hopes for a brighter future are tested when they are chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime honor: taking part in the creation of Princess Elizabeth's wedding gown. Toronto, 2016: More than half a century later, Heather Mackenzie seeks to unravel the mystery of a set of embroidered flowers, a legacy from her late grandmother. How did her beloved Nan, a woman who never spoke of her old life in Britain, come to possess the priceless embroideries that so closely resemble the motifs on the stunning gown worn by Queen Elizabeth II at her wedding almost seventy years before? And what was her Nan's connection to the celebrated textile artist and holocaust survivor Miriam Dassin? With The Gown, Jennifer Robson takes us inside the workrooms where one of the most famous wedding gowns in history was created. Balancing behind-the-scenes details with a sweeping portrait of a society left reeling by the calamitous costs of victory, she introduces readers to three unforgettable heroines, their points of view alternating and intersecting throughout its pages, whose lives are woven together by the pain of survival, the bonds of friendship, and the redemptive power of love. | ||
538 | |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. | ||
650 | 0 | |a Electronic books. | |
710 | 2 | |a hoopla digital. | |
856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12285867?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435|z Instantly available on hoopla. |
856 | 4 | 2 | |z Cover image|u https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/hpc_9780062674968_180.jpeg |