Scan barcode
A review by onebusybiblio
The Fashion Orphans by Randy Susan Meyers
3.0
Fashion Changes, Style Endures- Coco Chanel
Who doesn't want to be surrounded by a closet full of vintage Chanel?! This is the predicament that estranged, down-on-their luck sisters Gabrielle and Lulu find themselves in when they lose their dynamic, unpredictable mother and instead gain... a style inheritance. Born to two different fathers, Gabrielle and Lulu could not be more different- their upbringing, their lifestyle choices and their fashion sense. Gabrielle is Manhattan glam and Lulu is Brooklyn shabby chic. Still, the sisters must work through their differences as they try to better understand their Chanel obsessed late mother and the legacy she has left them. In the end the lesson may be worth more than a logo enamel cuff or a double string of pearls...
What I liked about this novel was the relationship between the two sisters. The underlying current of this book is really a lesson on love and family and forgiveness.
What I had trouble with was the mother-daughters relationship. Both daughters are in financial distress through no fault of their own and, instead of helping out her daughters, the mom stockpiled thousand-dollar purses. Then, rather than sell these incredibly expensive items, they decide instead to figure out a way to honour their mother's collection at the behest of her wealthy friends. Like hello, in real life there would have been a major garage sale, no question.
I do want to live in this fake closet though.
Thank you to Blue Box Press and NetGalley for letting me sample this read in advance!! Expected Pub Date 1 Feb 2022
Who doesn't want to be surrounded by a closet full of vintage Chanel?! This is the predicament that estranged, down-on-their luck sisters Gabrielle and Lulu find themselves in when they lose their dynamic, unpredictable mother and instead gain... a style inheritance. Born to two different fathers, Gabrielle and Lulu could not be more different- their upbringing, their lifestyle choices and their fashion sense. Gabrielle is Manhattan glam and Lulu is Brooklyn shabby chic. Still, the sisters must work through their differences as they try to better understand their Chanel obsessed late mother and the legacy she has left them. In the end the lesson may be worth more than a logo enamel cuff or a double string of pearls...
What I liked about this novel was the relationship between the two sisters. The underlying current of this book is really a lesson on love and family and forgiveness.
What I had trouble with was the mother-daughters relationship. Both daughters are in financial distress through no fault of their own and, instead of helping out her daughters, the mom stockpiled thousand-dollar purses. Then, rather than sell these incredibly expensive items, they decide instead to figure out a way to honour their mother's collection at the behest of her wealthy friends. Like hello, in real life there would have been a major garage sale, no question.
I do want to live in this fake closet though.
Thank you to Blue Box Press and NetGalley for letting me sample this read in advance!! Expected Pub Date 1 Feb 2022