The Secret Lives of Dresses - Softcover

Mckean, Erin

9780340993248: The Secret Lives of Dresses

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340993243 ISBN 13: 9780340993248

Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks, 2011

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'Every dress has a story.

Let me tell you mine...'

Dora is in love with a man who barely notices her, has a job she doesn't care about, and dresses entirely for comfort, not style. All a far cry from her vivid, eccentric childhood, growing up with her beloved grandmother Mimi.

However, when disaster strikes, Dora knows she has no choice but to return to her childhood home and take over running Mimi's vintage clothing shop. And there she makes a surprising discovery - Mimi's been writing stories to accompany every dress she sells. Romantic, heartbreaking tales about each one's secret life before it got to her shop...

Dora starts to matchmake these lonely frocks with new owners, but will the stories help her as well? Trading her boring high street clothes for vintage glamour is one thing. What she needs to know is whether she can trade her safe old life - and love - for something better too?

A captivating and enchanting novel for every girl who knows that the right dress can change your life. By the author of the popular blog www.dressaday.com.

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Review

Style queens and Mad Men fans will love this heart-warming story (Bella)

Love a romance? Love fashion? You'll lap up this cute tale of a woman who looks after her grandmother's shop and discovers all sorts of life secrets in the pocket of a dress. (Heat)

Ever slipped into a vintage dress and wondered who wore it first? Then you'll adore The Secret Lives of Dresses. Penned by US fashion blogger Erin McKean, it follows Dora, who takes over her gran's clothes shop and finds that in the pocket of every dress lies a history. (Look)

A lovingly stitched tale (Now)

Sweet and enjoyable... a heartwarming read (Image)

A girlie, captivating tale of frocks and love (Closer)

an enchanting novel for anyone with a love of dresses (Irish Tatler)