The Secret Lives of Dresses
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The Secret Lives of Dresses by Erin Mckean
When her grandmother has a stroke, Dora returns to the small town where she grew up to take over her family's vintage clothing store -- and meets a handsome contractor. Is he interested in Dora? Or is he working from a different blueprint?
But just when she's about to test Gary's feelings, Mimi, the grandmother who raised her, suffers a stroke. Dora rushes back to Forsyth, NC, and finds herself running her grandmother's vintage clothing store while her grandmother recovers -- andmeets Mimi's adorable contractor, Conrad.
The store has always been a fixture in Dora's life; though she grew up more of a jeans-and-sweatshirt kind of girl, before she even knew how to write, Mimi taught her that a vintage 1920s dress could lift a woman's spirit. But why has Mimi started writing down -- and giving away -- stories of the dresses in her shop?
Amidst personal and professional turmoil, can Dora can trade her boring clothes for vintage glamour and her boring life for one she actually wants?
Erin McKean is the author of the blog A Dress A Day, which served as the basis for this novel. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, including The New York Times Magazine and Foreign Affairs. She is currently the editor of VERBATIM and formerly worked at OUP.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780446555722 |
| ISBN 10 | 044655572X |
| Title | The Secret Lives of Dresses |
| Author | Erin Mckean |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Time Warner Trade Publishing |
| Year published | 2011-02-10 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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