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Bantam
July 2010
On Sale: June 29, 2010
Featuring: Phoebe Swift
368 pages
ISBN: 0553807838
EAN: 9780553807837
Hardcover
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Women's Fiction Contemporary
Every dress has a history. And so does every woman. In
Isabel Wolffrs's captivating A Vintage Affair, a treasured
children's coat becomes a thread of hope connecting two
very different women. Her friends are stunned when Phoebe
Swift abruptly leaves a plum job at the prestigious
Sothebyrs auction house to open her own vintage clothing
shop in London-but to Phoebe, it's the fulfillment of a
dream. In the sunlight-flooded interior of Village
Vintage, surrounded by Yves Saint Laurent silk scarves,
Vivienne Westwood bustle skirts, cupcake dresses, and
satin gowns, Phoebe hopes to make her store the hot new
place to shop, even as she deals with two ardent suitors,
her increasingly difficult mother, and a secret from her
past that casts a shadow over her new venture. For Phoebe,
each vintage garment carries its own precious history.
Digging for finds in attics and wardrobes, Phoebe is
rewarded whenever she finds something truly unique, for
she knows that when you buy a piece of vintage clothing,
you're not just buying fabric and thread-you're buying a
piece of someoners's past. But one particular article of
clothing will soon unexpectedly change her life. Bell, an
elderly Frenchwoman, has an impressive clothing
collection. But among the array of smart suits and couture
gowns, Phoebe finds a child's sky-blue coat-an item with
which Bell is stubbornly reluctant to part. As the two
women become friends, Phoebe will learn the tale of that
little blue coat. And she will discover an astonishing
connection between herself and Bell-one that will help
her heal the pain of her own past and allow her to love
again.
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