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Loading... The Dressmaker's War: A Novel (original 2015; edition 2016)by Mary Chamberlain (Author)
Work InformationThe Dressmaker of Dachau by Mary Chamberlain (2015)
   Books Read in 2018 (2,287) No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) siok | Dec 3, 2021 |   )1  flourgirl49 | Mar 16, 2019 | Durante una buena parte del libro, estuve esperando una evolución similar: la chica con un talento inusual para la costura, bastante ingenua y que se enamora perdidamente de un sinvergüenza que se aprovecha de ella en tiempos de guerra, pero aquà es en donde se termina el parecido entre ambos libros. La novela resulta entretenida y fácil de leer, capta el interés del lector por saber cómo la protagonista trata de sobrevivir en el contexto que le tocó padecer (durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial y en los años posteriores al mismo), asà como sus peripecias para lograr cumplir su sueño de tener su propia casa de modas. Sin embargo, su final no me gustó para nada, sumamente amargo, termina de una forma que a mi parecer no deberÃa haber finalizado, dado el hilo de la novela. (  ) camila.maria | Jan 16, 2018 | ) Iambookish | Dec 14, 2016 | Excellent narration and character portrayal Also released as The Dressmaker of Dachau atelier a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer. ---------------------------- modiste ladies' tailor ------------------------------- The following quotations are taken from the publisher's description. "1939. Eighteen-year-old Ada Vaughan, a beautiful and ambitious seamstress, has just started work for a modiste in Dover Street. A career in couture is hers for the taking – she has the skill and the drive – if only she can break free from the dreariness of family life in Lambeth." Stanislaus, an Austrian aristocrat, sweeps Ada off her feet and brings her to Paris. When war breaks out, Stanislaus vanishes, and Ada is taken prisoner by the Germans." "a story of heartbreak, survival and ambition, of the nature of truth, and the untold story of what happens to women during war." This is a vivid description of"a brilliant English seamstress taken prisoner in Germany during World War II. " I found this novel captivating, in the sense that I was compelled to read on. All aspects of Ada personhood were challenged and damaged by the war, except her extraordinary ability as a modiste. The aftermath of the war presented a new set of confrontations and continued with nostalgic hauntings mingled with her new undertakings. This book was an excellent, insightful read, albeit it painful and disturbing. 4.5 ★ (  ) pennsylady | Sep 3, 2016 | no reviews | add a review
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HTML:For readers of Amy Bloom, Sarah Waters, and Anthony Doerr, The Dressmaker’s War is the story of a brilliant English seamstress taken prisoner in Germany during World War II: about her perseverance, the choices she makes to stay alive, and the haunting aftermath of war. London, 1939. Ada Vaughan is a young working-class woman with an unusual skill for dressmaking who dreams of opening her own atelier. When she meets Stanislaus von Lieben, a Hungarian aristocrat, a new, better life seems to arrive. Stanislaus sweeps Ada off her feet and brings her to Paris. But when war breaks out and Stanislaus vanishes, Ada is abandoned and alone, trapped on an increasingly dangerous continent. Taken prisoner by the Germans, Ada does everything she can to survive. In the bleak horror of wartime Germany, Ada’s skill for creating beauty and glamour is the one thing that keeps her safe. But after the war, attempting to rebuild her life in London, Ada finds that no one is interested in the messy truths of what happened to women like her. And though Ada thought she had left the war behind, her past eventually comes to light, with devastating consequences. Gorgeously written and compulsively readable, The Dressmaker’s War introduces us to an unforgettable heroine—Ada Vaughan, a woman whose ambition for a better life ultimately comes at a heartbreaking cost. Praise for The Dressmaker’s War “Mary Chamberlain’s clear, bright prose is river-swift and Ada Vaughan is a character rich with beautiful, flawed humanity. This is a gripping story about limits and the haunting, brutal way they can be drawn and redrawn in war.”—Priya Parmar, author of Vanessa and Her Sister “A thrilling story, brilliantly told—I couldn’t put it down. Ada Vaughan is a character to fall in love with: utterly real, flawed, and beguiling.”—Saskia Sarginson, author of The Twins and Without You “I found myself completely swept up in this tale of love, ambition, and vanity.”—Juliet West, author of Before the Fall “The Dressmaker’s War is a powerful and gripping tale of longings and dreams, and how a chance meeting that seems to offer the answers and more instead comes with devastating consequences. It’s a story about what a person will do and can do under force.”—Cecilia Ekbäck, author of Wolf Winter. No library descriptions found. |
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