The Dressmaker
Feb 2012 · Sold by Anchor
4.6star
19 reviews
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About this eBook
Tess, an aspiring seamstress, thinks she’s had an incredibly lucky break when she is hired by famous designer Lady Lucile Duff Gordon to be her personal maid on theTitanic. Once on board, Tess catches the eye of two men—a kind sailor and an enigmatic Chicago businessman—who offer differing views of what lies ahead for her in America. But on the fourth night, disaster strikes, and amidst the chaos, Tess is one of the last people allowed on a lifeboat.
The survivors are rescued and taken to New York, but when rumors begin to circulate about the choices they made, Tess is forced to confront a serious question. Did Lady Duff Gordon save herself at the expense of others? Torn between loyalty to Lucile and her growing suspicion that the media’s charges might be true, Tess must decide whether to stay quiet and keep her fiery mentor’s good will or face what might be true and forever change her future.
BONUS: This ebook edition includes an excerpt from Kate Alcott's The Daring Ladies of Lowell.
The survivors are rescued and taken to New York, but when rumors begin to circulate about the choices they made, Tess is forced to confront a serious question. Did Lady Duff Gordon save herself at the expense of others? Torn between loyalty to Lucile and her growing suspicion that the media’s charges might be true, Tess must decide whether to stay quiet and keep her fiery mentor’s good will or face what might be true and forever change her future.
BONUS: This ebook edition includes an excerpt from Kate Alcott's The Daring Ladies of Lowell.
Ratings and reviews
4.6
19 reviews
Captain Becks
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17 January 2014
It wasn't bad, but it wasn't a pageturner either. I'm naturally turned off by love triangles, but not too much time was spent on that at least. It was mostly the dynamic between Tess and Lucille. It was lacking something that I can't put my finger on. I read it for a book club but I would've skipped it altogether had it not been worth my time. It does bring up an important decision between following your heart and following success despite the cost, and to question the actions and intents of your heroes.
Jarrod Blankenship
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08 June 2013
I could not put this book down! It drew me in by being so real and true to the past events! Each character plays a very important role in the book, and not one outshines the other! I cannot wait to read other works by Kate!
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Mom Green
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30 January 2017
It was enticing. Cant wait to see what happens to Tess. Or what happens as the Titanic starts to sink.
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About the author
KATE ALCOTT was a reporter covering politics in Washington D.C., where she and her husband still live
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