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 The Dressmaker - Elizabeth Birkelund Oberbeck
 The Dressmaker - Elizabeth Birkelund Oberbeck ... Books LtdNewest Review: ... house which he'll start the day after the wedding. Can Claude ever claim the beautiful Valentine for himself? The first ... more ... thing that struck me about this charming story is how unreal it all seemed. The location and the situations were real enough to me and the characters similarly were easily believable but there was such a strange feeling of otherworldliness that loaned an air of a fairytale, not unlike the effect Joanne Harris has created in novels such as "Chocolat" or "Blackberry Wine". This novel can be as deep as you want it to be. On its most basic level it's a gentle romance but if you delve deeper there's are much...more |
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The Dressmaker - Elizabeth Birkelund Oberbeck: This fine fabric needs a trim (1052 words)
by - written on 02/08/09 (Very useful, 101 readings)
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Provincial tailor Claude Reynaud doesn't just carry out routine repairs on the clothes of the people of Senlis. Claude has a famous talent: wealthy Parisiennes drive out to the sleepy town to buy his custom-made designs. For years Claude has resisted lucrative offers to join France's most influential fashion houses; it was the reason his wife, Rose-Marie, left him, disappointed by his lack of ambition and his reluctance to live the high profile lifestyle she craved. But Claude is happy in Senlis, living near his married sister and her four young sons. Everyday the boys call in at the studio after school and their doting uncle entertains them with puppet shows. Life goes ... Read the complete review
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