Historical novel • British literature

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ISBN: 9789531429658

Fiona Valpy

The book The Dressmaker Gift by author Fiona Valpy is a moving historical story about love, loss and family, set between the past and the present. A perfect novel for lovers of stories intertwined with secrets and the magic of memory.

In search of a family story that stretches back to World War II, Harriet goes to Paris to discover the truth about her grandmother Claire and her friends Viviane and Mireille. By chance, Harriet finds a job in the same fashion agency her grandmother once worked for, and the miraculous search for the mysterious past will lead her to the dark and painful truth about the fates of three friends, only one of whom managed to escape the horrors of the concentration camp.

Original title

The Dressmaker Gift

Translation

Vesna Valenčić

Editor

Hana Vunić

Graphics design

Marija Morić

Dimensions

20 x 14 cm

Pages

280

Publisher

Mozaik knjiga, Zagreb, 2021.

Latin alphabet. Paperback.

Language: Croatian.

ISBN

978-9-53142-965-8

One copy is available

Condition:Unused

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