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    The Dress: A glamorous, gripping, romantic novel

    By Kate Kerrigan

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    'Glamorous, gripping and moving. I just loved it' MARIAN KEYES.

    Joy is beautiful, but she has a secret fear. Although she is the toast of 1950s New York Society, with everything money can buy, she is afraid that one day her beauty will fade and she will lose the love of her glamorous husband.

    Honor is a young seamstress, who has been working her fingers to the bone with little reward, but her luck is about to change. For her 30th birthday, Joy commissions Honor to create the the most dazzling dress ever seen.

    Lily has always loved vintage clothes. Thousands follow her fashion blog. One day she stumbles upon an article about a legendary evening dress, created in the 1950s, but now lost to history. She knows that she must find out more.

    What Lily uncovers is a story of glamour, friendship and love betrayed. The story of two women, one ruthless man – and a dress so sublime, nothing in couture would ever match it again.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHead of Zeus
    Release dateJul 1, 2015
    ISBN9781784082376
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    Kate Kerrigan

    Kate Kerrigan was born in Scotland to Irish parents and reared in London. She began her career in Journalism at the age of nineteen rising to become editor of various publications before moving to Ireland in 1990 to become a full-time author. Living in the picturesque village of Killala on the west coast of Ireland, she has two sons Leo and Tom with husband Niall. Her novels include Recipes for a Perfect Marriage which was shortlisted for the 2006 Romantic Novel of the Year Award and Miracle of Grace. Ellis Island was a TV Book Club Summer Read and the story of Ellie Hogan was continued in City of Hope published in 2012. Land of Dreams, the final part in this compelling trilogy, publishes in 2013. www.katekerrigan.ie http://katekerriganauthor.blogspot.com/

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    • 3/5
      Lily Fitzpatrick loves vintage clothes, made all the more precious because they were once owned and loved by another woman. Thousands follow her vintage fashion blog and her daily Instagram feed. But this passion for the beautiful clothes of the past is about to have unforeseen consequences, when Lily stumbles upon the story of a 1950s New York beauty, who was not only everything Lily longs to be, but also shares Lily's surname. Joy Fitzpatrick was a legend. But what was the famous dress which she once commissioned, said to be so original that nothing in couture would ever match it again? What happened to it—and why did Joy suddenly disappear from New York high society? Kate Kerrigan's enthralling novel interweaves the dramatic story of Joy, the beautiful but tortured socialite, and that of Lily, determined to uncover the truth and, if possible, bring back to life the legendary dress itself.
    • 3/5
      Three women and one dress. London 2014, Lily Fitzpatrick loves vintage clothes. When she comes across an article about a legendary evening dress she has to find out more about it. New York in the 1950's Joy Fitzpatrick is a very beautiful socialite and employs Honour to make her the best dress ever seen.This book sounded interesting and although I am not a chick lit reader sometimes I need a change. The story was ok and there was enough to hold my interest. I wanted to know what was going to happen to the three women and the dress.What I enjoyed was the story and the I wanted to see how it was going to pan out. Three women all connected by the dress all with their own story. I enjoyed the making of the dress and the descriptions. What I didn't enjoy was the story was a little slow to start. Once it got going it was ok. The story was predictable and I could easily guess how it was going to go. I cringed when Lily used the word dreamboat.A nice easy read and it made a change from dead bodies but very predictable. A little flat at times but had lovely descriptions.
    • 4/5
      A dual timeframe story set mainly in London during the present day and in New York during the late 1950s, revolving around the designing, making and wearing of a magnificent dress, a dress which fairy tales and dreams are made of! After her grandfather dies, vintage fashion blogger Lily Fitzpatrick comes across an old photograph in 'Vogue' of a beautiful woman sharing the same surname as herself and sporting a glorious and bedazzling dress. Is she related to Lily and just what is the history behind 'the dress'?This is an intriguing tale with some interesting characters, not all of them likeable. It is nicely written with a good storyline. It kept my interest throughout and I thought the flitting between eras was accomplished seamlessly. The fashion industry is well researched and I found this fascinating in itself. It is light hearted and entertaining, but it also covers some serious topics such as alcoholism and a marriage breakdown.The Dress is an easy, delightful and engaging read which should appeal to those who have an interest in the creative arts, particularly vintage fashion design, and like relationship stories with a hint of glamour! I very much enjoyed it.Many thanks to Lovereading.co.uk for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.
    • 4/5
      A wonderful light read, funny, informative about how fashion shootshappen nowadays, very entertaining.