"Different From Your Typical Historical Fiction"
Reviewed by Debbie Devita
Posted December 30, 2022
Women's Fiction Historical | Women's Fiction Time Slip
Incredible. Page turning. Super engaging. Magnificently described and told, THE DRESSMAKER'S SECRET by Lorna Cook was unputdownable and different from the typical WWII novel.
Chloe decides to spend a year in Paris after her marriage fails. She intends to figure out what she wants from life but along the way she decides to learn more about her grandmother, Adele, and what working for Coco Chanel was really like. Adele keeps quiet about the war and what happened over there but Chole wants to learn more before it's too late and her grandmother is gone.
THE DRESSMAKER'S SECRET has two timelines: one in present-day Paris and one in wartime Paris telling Adele's story. I cannot even put into words how incredible each timeline flows and gives graphic detail about what each woman must endure. It was so exciting to learn more about the role Coco Chanel played in Nazi Paris and how power was the number one priority in wartime. In the present day, Chole wasn't able to understand what Adele went through and she really struggles with relating to her grandmother's position.
THE DRESSMAKER'S SECRET by Lorna Cook is a novel that should be read on a couch with a blanket and the sun or the moon outside your window. Set the atmosphere and dig in. You'll find yourself lost in this masterpiece for hours.
SUMMARY
1941, Nazi-occupied Paris: In the glamorous Ritz hotel there is a woman with a dangerous secret…
As Coco Chanel’s assistant, Adèle lives side by side with German officers in the splendour of The Ritz hotel. But Adèle has a secret. She is working for the resistance, right under the Germans’ noses.
As occupied Paris becomes more and more dangerous, Adèle will have to decide if she can risk everything to save innocent lives and protect the man she loves…
Present day: Chloé’s grandmother has never spoken about the war and avoids questions about the legendary designer she once worked for.
Now Chloé has come to Paris, to uncover the truth about Adèle’s life. But is she prepared for what she will find? And for the power of her grandmother’s secrets to change her family forever…
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